Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlankijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlankijaną. Equivalent to *hlank (“flexible, bent”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*hlankijan

1. to twist, bend, flex

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*hlankijan
1st sg. past	*hlankidā
Infinitive	*hlankijan
Genitive infin.	*hlankijannjas
Dative infin.	*hlankijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*hlankijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hlankiju	*hlankidā
2nd singular	*hlankisi	*hlankidēs, *hlankidōs
3rd singular	*hlankiþi	*hlankidē, *hlankidā
1st plural	*hlankijum	*hlankidum
2nd plural	*hlankiþ	*hlankidud
3rd plural	*hlankijanþ	*hlankidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hlankijē	*hlankidī
2nd singular	*hlankijēs	*hlankidī
3rd singular	*hlankijē	*hlankidī
1st plural	*hlankijēm	*hlankidīm
2nd plural	*hlankijēþ	*hlankidīd
3rd plural	*hlankijēn	*hlankidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hlanki
Plural	*hlankiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hlankijandī	*hlankid

Descendants

• Old English: *hlenċan
  • ⇒ Old English: ġehlenċan
• Old Saxon: *hlenken
  • Middle Low German: lenken
• Old High German: *lenken
  • Middle High German: lenken
  • ⇒ Old High German: irlenken
    • Middle High German: erlenken
  • ⇒ Old High German: ūzlenken