Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spalkijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spalkijaną.

Verb

*spalkijan

1. to fasten with a splint
2. to cleave, to split

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*spalkijan
1st sg. past	*spalkidā
Infinitive	*spalkijan
Genitive infin.	*spalkijannjas
Dative infin.	*spalkijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*spalkijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*spalkiju	*spalkidā
2nd singular	*spalkisi	*spalkidēs, *spalkidōs
3rd singular	*spalkiþi	*spalkidē, *spalkidā
1st plural	*spalkijum	*spalkidum
2nd plural	*spalkiþ	*spalkidud
3rd plural	*spalkijanþ	*spalkidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*spalkijē	*spalkidī
2nd singular	*spalkijēs	*spalkidī
3rd singular	*spalkijē	*spalkidī
1st plural	*spalkijēm	*spalkidīm
2nd plural	*spalkijēþ	*spalkidīd
3rd plural	*spalkijēn	*spalkidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*spalki
Plural	*spalkiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*spalkijandī	*spalkid

Descendants

• Old English: spelcan, spilcan
  • Middle English: spelken, spilken
• Old Dutch: *spelken
  • Middle Dutch: *spelken
    • Dutch: spelken (West Flemish)
    • ⇒ Middle Dutch: afspelken