Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/trekaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (“to pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtre.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*trekaną

1. to push
2. to drag
3. to scratch

Inflection

Conjugation of *trekaną (strong class 5)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*trekō	*trekaų	—	*trekai	?
2nd singular	*trikizi	*trekaiz	*trek	*trekazai	*trekaizau
3rd singular	*trikidi	*trekai	*trekadau	*trekadai	*trekaidau
1st dual	*trekōz	*trekaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*trekadiz	*trekaidiz	*trekadiz	—	—
1st plural	*trekamaz	*trekaim	—	*trekandai	*trekaindau
2nd plural	*trikid	*trekaid	*trikid	*trekandai	*trekaindau
3rd plural	*trekandi	*trekain	*trekandau	*trekandai	*trekaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*trak	*trēkį̄
2nd singular	*traht	*trēkīz
3rd singular	*trak	*trēkī
1st dual	*trēkū	*trēkīw
2nd dual	*trēkudiz	*trēkīdiz
1st plural	*trēkum	*trēkīm
2nd plural	*trēkud	*trēkīd
3rd plural	*trēkun	*trēkīn
	present	past
participles	*trekandz	*trekanaz

Derived terms

• *trakjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *trekan
  • Old Frisian: trekka
    • North Frisian: trecke, tracke
  • Old Saxon: *trekkan
    • Middle Low German: trecken
  • Old High German: *trehhan
    • ⇒ Old High German: bitrehhan
      • Middle High German: betrëchen