Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bilūkan

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 *bi- +‎ *lūkan.

Verb

*bilūkan

1. to enclose, shut in

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	*bilūkan
1st sg. past	*bilauk
3rd pl. past	*bilukun
Past ptcple	*bilokan
Infinitive	*bilūkan
Genitive infin.	*bilūkannjas
Dative infin.	*bilūkannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bilūkannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bilūku	*bilauk
2nd singular	*bilūkiʀi	*bilukī
3rd singular	*bilūkidi	*bilauk
1st plural	*bilūkum	*bilukum
2nd plural	*bilūkid	*bilukud
3rd plural	*bilūkand	*bilukun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bilūkē	*bilukī
2nd singular	*bilūkēs	*bilukī
3rd singular	*bilūkē	*bilukī
1st plural	*bilūkēm	*bilukīm
2nd plural	*bilūkēþ	*bilukīd
3rd plural	*bilūkēn	*bilukīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bilūk
Plural	*bilūkid
	Present	Past
Participle	*bilūkandī	*bilokan

Alternative reconstructions

• *bileukan

Derived terms

• *bilokōn

Descendants

• Old English: belūcan
  • Middle English: beluken, bilouken, biloken
    • English: belock
• Old Frisian: bilūka
  • Saterland Frisian: biluke
  • West Frisian: belûke
• Old Saxon: bilūkan
  • Middle Low German: belûken
• Old Dutch: bilūkan
  • Middle Dutch: beluken
    • Dutch: beluiken
      • ⇒ Dutch: beloken (past participle)
• Old High German: bilūhhan, bilūchan
  • Middle High German: belūchen, belouchen