Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strakkjan
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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 *strak (“stretched, straight”) + *-jan.
Verb edit
*strakkjan[1]
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *strakkjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *strakidā | |
| Infinitive | *strakkjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *strakkjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *strakkjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *strakkjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *strakkju | *strakidā |
| 2nd singular | *strakisi | *strakidēs, *strakidōs |
| 3rd singular | *strakiþi | *strakidē, *strakidā |
| 1st plural | *strakkjum | *strakidum |
| 2nd plural | *strakiþ | *strakidud |
| 3rd plural | *strakkjanþ | *strakidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *strakkjē | *strakidī |
| 2nd singular | *strakkjēs | *strakidī |
| 3rd singular | *strakkjē | *strakidī |
| 1st plural | *strakkjēm | *strakidīm |
| 2nd plural | *strakkjēþ | *strakidīd |
| 3rd plural | *strakkjēn | *strakidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *straki | |
| Plural | *strakiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *strakkjandī | *strakid |
Descendants edit
- Old English: streċċan
- Old Frisian: strekka, strikka, *stritza (in combination)
- Old Saxon: *strekkian
- Old Dutch: *strecken
- Old High German: strekken, strecken
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 238: “PWGmc *strakʲkʲan”