Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līkinōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Unclear, possibly from *līką (“body, shape”) +‎ *-inōną or *līkinō (“mercy, recovery”) +‎ *-ōną, or a merger of both. West Germanic only has the meaning "to compare", whereas Nordic also has the meanings "to show mercy" and "to care for".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.ki.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*līkinōną

1. to compare
2. to show mercy
3. to care for

Inflection

Conjugation of *līkinōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*līkinō	*līkinǭ	—	*līkinōi	?
2nd singular	*līkinōsi	*līkinōs	*līkinō	*līkinōsai	*līkinōsau
3rd singular	*līkinōþi	*līkinō	*līkinōþau	*līkinōþai	*līkinōþau
1st dual	*līkinōs	*līkinōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*līkinōþiz	*līkinōþiz	*līkinōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*līkinōmaz	*līkinōm	—	*līkinōnþai	*līkinōnþau
2nd plural	*līkinōþ	*līkinōþ	*līkinōþ	*līkinōnþai	*līkinōnþau
3rd plural	*līkinōnþi	*līkinōn	*līkinōnþau	*līkinōnþai	*līkinōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*līkinōdǭ	*līkinōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*līkinōdēz	*līkinōdēdīz
3rd singular	*līkinōdē	*līkinōdēdī
1st dual	*līkinōdēdū	*līkinōdēdīw
2nd dual	*līkinōdēdudiz	*līkinōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*līkinōdēdum	*līkinōdēdīm
2nd plural	*līkinōdēdud	*līkinōdēdīd
3rd plural	*līkinōdēdun	*līkinōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*līkinōndz	*līkinōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *līkinōn
  • Old Frisian: līknia
  • Old Saxon: *līkinōn
    • Middle Low German: līkenen
  • Old High German: *līhhinōn
    • ⇒ Old High German: gilīhhinōn
• Old Norse: líkna
  • Icelandic: líkna
  • Faroese: líkna