Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þakkjan

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to *þak (“roof, covering”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*þakkjan

2. to cover

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*þakkjan
1st sg. past	*þakidā
Infinitive	*þakkjan
Genitive infin.	*þakkjannjas
Dative infin.	*þakkjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*þakkjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þakkju	*þakidā
2nd singular	*þakisi	*þakidēs, *þakidōs
3rd singular	*þakiþi	*þakidē, *þakidā
1st plural	*þakkjum	*þakidum
2nd plural	*þakiþ	*þakidud
3rd plural	*þakkjanþ	*þakidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þakkjē	*þakidī
2nd singular	*þakkjēs	*þakidī
3rd singular	*þakkjē	*þakidī
1st plural	*þakkjēm	*þakidīm
2nd plural	*þakkjēþ	*þakidīd
3rd plural	*þakkjēn	*þakidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þaki
Plural	*þakiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*þakkjandī	*þakid

Descendants

• Old English: þeċċean, þeċċan
  • Middle English: thecchen, theken (unassibilated form possibly from Old Norse þekja)
    • Scots: theke, theik, thack
    • English: thatch
    • Yola: detch
• Old Frisian: thekka, thekkia
  • Saterland Frisian: däkke
  • West Frisian: dekke
• Old Saxon: thekkian
  • Middle Low German: decken
    • German Low German: decken
• Old Dutch: thecken
  • Middle Dutch: decken
    • Dutch: dekken
    • Limburgish: dèkke
• Old High German: decchen
  • Middle High German: decken
    • German: decken
    • Luxembourgish: decken

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Verb

*þakkjan

2. to burn

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*þakkjan
1st sg. past	*þakidā
Infinitive	*þakkjan
Genitive infin.	*þakkjannjas
Dative infin.	*þakkjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*þakkjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þakkju	*þakidā
2nd singular	*þakisi	*þakidēs, *þakidōs
3rd singular	*þakiþi	*þakidē, *þakidā
1st plural	*þakkjum	*þakidum
2nd plural	*þakiþ	*þakidud
3rd plural	*þakkjanþ	*þakidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þakkjē	*þakidī
2nd singular	*þakkjēs	*þakidī
3rd singular	*þakkjē	*þakidī
1st plural	*þakkjēm	*þakidīm
2nd plural	*þakkjēþ	*þakidīd
3rd plural	*þakkjēn	*þakidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þaki
Plural	*þakiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*þakkjandī	*þakid

Descendants

• Old English: þeċċan
• Old High German: *dahhen
  • ⇒ Old High German: dahhazen