Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gasōkijaną

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

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *sōkijaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.ˈsɔː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gasōkijaną

to seek thoroughly for; quest for; seek out
to research; try; test; prove
to expect; demand
to get; obtain; acquire

Inflection

Conjugation of *gasōkijaną (weak class 1 j-present)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*gasōkijō	*gasōkijaų	—	*gasōkijai	?
2nd singular	*gasōkīsi	*gasōkijais	*gasōkī	*gasōkijasai	*gasōkijaisau
3rd singular	*gasōkīþi	*gasōkijai	*gasōkijaþau	*gasōkijaþai	*gasōkijaiþau
1st dual	*gasōkijōs	*gasōkijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*gasōkijaþiz	*gasōkijaiþiz	*gasōkijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*gasōkijamaz	*gasōkijaim	—	*gasōkijanþai	*gasōkijainþau
2nd plural	*gasōkīþ	*gasōkijaiþ	*gasōkīþ	*gasōkijanþai	*gasōkijainþau
3rd plural	*gasōkijanþi	*gasōkijain	*gasōkijanþau	*gasōkijanþai	*gasōkijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gasōhtǭ	*gasōhtēdį̄
2nd singular	*gasōhtēz	*gasōhtēdīz
3rd singular	*gasōhtē	*gasōhtēdī
1st dual	*gasōhtēdū	*gasōhtēdīw
2nd dual	*gasōhtēdudiz	*gasōhtēdīdiz
1st plural	*gasōhtēdum	*gasōhtēdīm
2nd plural	*gasōhtēdud	*gasōhtēdīd
3rd plural	*gasōhtēdun	*gasōhtēdīn

	present	past
participles	*gasōkijandz	*gasōkidaz

Descendants

Old English: ġesœ̄ċan, ġesēċan
- Middle English: ȝesechen, isechen
Old Saxon: gisōkian
Old Dutch: *gisuoken, *gisōken
- Middle Dutch: gesoeken
Old High German: gisuohhen, gisuochen
- Middle High German: gesuochen
  - German: gesuchen
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gasōkjan)