Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laikan
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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 Proto-Germanic *laikaną.
Verb[edit]
*laikan[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Strong class 7a | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *laikan | |
| 1st sg. past | *lēk | |
| 3rd pl. past | *lēkun | |
| Past ptcple | *laikan | |
| Infinitive | *laikan | |
| Genitive infin. | *laikannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *laikannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *laikannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laiku | *lēk |
| 2nd singular | *laikiʀi | *lēkī |
| 3rd singular | *laikidi | *lēk |
| 1st plural | *laikum | *lēkum |
| 2nd plural | *laikid | *lēkud |
| 3rd plural | *laikand | *lēkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *laikē | *lēkī |
| 2nd singular | *laikēs | *lēkī |
| 3rd singular | *laikē | *lēkī |
| 1st plural | *laikēm | *lēkīm |
| 2nd plural | *laikēþ | *lēkīd |
| 3rd plural | *laikēn | *lēkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *laik | |
| Plural | *laikid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *laikandī | *laikan |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 92: “PWGmc *laikan, *lelēk”