Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sakan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *sakaną.

Verb edit

*sakan

  1. to fight, quarrel
  2. to argue, disagree

Inflection edit

Strong class 6
Infinitive *sakan
1st sg. past *sōk
3rd pl. past *sōkun
Past ptcple *sakan
Infinitive *sakan
Genitive infin. *sakannjas
Dative infin. *sakannjē
Instrum. infin. *sakannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *saku *sōk
2nd singular *sakiʀi *sōkī
3rd singular *sakidi *sōk
1st plural *sakum *sōkum
2nd plural *sakid *sōkud
3rd plural *sakand *sōkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sakē *sōkī
2nd singular *sakēs *sōkī
3rd singular *sakē *sōkī
1st plural *sakēm *sōkīm
2nd plural *sakēþ *sōkīd
3rd plural *sakēn *sōkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sak
Plural *sakid
Present Past
Participle *sakandī *sakan

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Descendants edit

  • Old English: sacan
  • Old Saxon: sakan
  • Old Dutch: *sacan
  • Old High German: sahhan