Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/selkan

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *selkaną.

Verb

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*selkan

  1. to trickle, drip
  2. to be slow, languish

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive *selkan
1st sg. past *salk
3rd pl. past *sulkun
Past ptcple *solkan
Infinitive *selkan
Genitive infin. *selkannjas
Dative infin. *selkannjē
Instrum. infin. *selkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *selku *salk
2nd singular *silkiʀi *sulkī
3rd singular *silkidi *salk
1st plural *selkum *sulkum
2nd plural *silkid *sulkud
3rd plural *selkand *sulkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *selkē *sulkī
2nd singular *selkēs *sulkī
3rd singular *selkē *sulkī
1st plural *selkēm *sulkīm
2nd plural *selkēþ *sulkīd
3rd plural *selkēn *sulkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *silk
Plural *silkid
Present Past
Participle *selkandī *solkan

Descendants

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  • Old English: *seolcan
    • Old English: āseolcan (to be slow; be weak or slothful; languish)
    • Old English: *beseolcan
      • Old English: besolcen (past participle)
    • Old English: *solcen, *ġesolcen (past participle)
      • Middle English: *solken, *solke
        • English: sulky (limp, droopy)
          • English: sulk (verb) (back-formation)
          • Scots: sulk (verb) (back-formation)
  • Old High German: *selkan
  • Old High German: giselkēn
  • Old High German: selkenēn