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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swakkjan

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

Etymology

From *swak (weak) + *-jan.

Verb

*swakkjan

  1. to weaken
  2. to impair

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swakkjan
1st sg. past *swakidā
Infinitive *swakkjan
Genitive infin. *swakkjannjas
Dative infin. *swakkjannjē
Instrum. infin. *swakkjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swakkju *swakidā
2nd singular *swakisi *swakidēs, *swakidōs
3rd singular *swakiþi *swakidē, *swakidā
1st plural *swakkjum *swakidum
2nd plural *swakiþ *swakidud
3rd plural *swakkjanþ *swakidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swakkjē *swakidī
2nd singular *swakkjēs *swakidī
3rd singular *swakkjē *swakidī
1st plural *swakkjēm *swakidīm
2nd plural *swakkjēþ *swakidīd
3rd plural *swakkjēn *swakidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swaki
Plural *swakiþ
Present Past
Participle *swakkjandī *swakid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *swekkian
    • Middle Low German: swecken
  • ? Old Dutch: *farswekken
    • >? Middle Dutch: verswecken (possibly an alternative form of verswicken instead)
  • Old High German: *swehhen
    • Middle High German: swechen (likely adopted the -ch- from the adjective)
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