Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blīkan

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 Proto-Germanic *blīkaną.

Verb

*blīkan

1. to shine

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*blīkan
1st sg. past	*blaik
3rd pl. past	*blikun
Past ptcple	*blikan
Infinitive	*blīkan
Genitive infin.	*blīkannjas
Dative infin.	*blīkannjē
Instrum. infin.	*blīkannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*blīku	*blaik
2nd singular	*blīkiʀi	*blikī
3rd singular	*blīkidi	*blaik
1st plural	*blīkum	*blikum
2nd plural	*blīkid	*blikud
3rd plural	*blīkand	*blikun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*blīkē	*blikī
2nd singular	*blīkēs	*blikī
3rd singular	*blīkē	*blikī
1st plural	*blīkēm	*blikīm
2nd plural	*blīkēþ	*blikīd
3rd plural	*blīkēn	*blikīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*blīk
Plural	*blīkid
	Present	Past
Participle	*blīkandī	*blikan

Descendants

• Old English: blīcan
  • Middle English: blīken
    • English: blike (obsolete)
• Old Frisian: blīka
  • West Frisian: blyckjen, blike
• Old Saxon: blīkan
  • Middle Low German: blīken, blicken
    • Low German: bleken
• Old Dutch: *blīcan
  • Middle Dutch: bliken
    • Dutch: blijken
      • Afrikaans: blyk
    • Limburgish: blieke
• Old High German: blīhhan, blīchan
  • Middle High German: blīchen
    • German: bleichen (merged with *blaikijaną)