Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flakurōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *flakkurōną

Etymology

From *flakuraz +‎ *-ōną. Perhaps related to the origin of *flōkaną (“to strike, beat”).

Verb

*flakurōną

1. to beat repeatedly
2. to flutter

Inflection

Conjugation of *flakurōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*flakurō	*flakurǭ	—	*flakurōi	?
2nd singular	*flakurōsi	*flakurōs	*flakurō	*flakurōsai	*flakurōsau
3rd singular	*flakurōþi	*flakurō	*flakurōþau	*flakurōþai	*flakurōþau
1st dual	*flakurōs	*flakurōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*flakurōþiz	*flakurōþiz	*flakurōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*flakurōmaz	*flakurōm	—	*flakurōnþai	*flakurōnþau
2nd plural	*flakurōþ	*flakurōþ	*flakurōþ	*flakurōnþai	*flakurōnþau
3rd plural	*flakurōnþi	*flakurōn	*flakurōnþau	*flakurōnþai	*flakurōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*flakurōdǭ	*flakurōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*flakurōdēz	*flakurōdēdīz
3rd singular	*flakurōdē	*flakurōdēdī
1st dual	*flakurōdēdū	*flakurōdēdīw
2nd dual	*flakurōdēdudiz	*flakurōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*flakurōdēdum	*flakurōdēdīm
2nd plural	*flakurōdēdud	*flakurōdēdīd
3rd plural	*flakurōdēdun	*flakurōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*flakurōndz	*flakurōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *flakurōn, *flakkurōn
  • Old English: *flacorian
    • Middle English: flakeren
      • English: flacker
      • Scots: flecker
  • Old Frisian: *flakeria
    • Saterland Frisian: flakkerje
    • West Frisian: flakkerje
  • Old Saxon: *flakarōn
    • Middle Low German: *vlakeren, *vlackeren
      • German Low German: flackern
  • Old Dutch: *flakkuron
    • Middle Dutch: vlackeren
      • Dutch: flakkeren
  • Old High German: *flakkarōn, *flackarōn
    • Middle High German: flackeren, vlackeren, vlackern
      • German: flackern
      • German: flacken
• Old Norse: flǫkra
  • Icelandic: flökra, flögra
  • Faroese: flakra
  • Norwegian: flakre
  • Danish: flagre