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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/duskōn

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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

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Etymology

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From *dusk (dark) +‎ *-ōn.[1]

Verb

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*duskōn

  1. to become dark

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *duskōn
1st sg. past *duskōdā
Infinitive *duskōn
Genitive infin. *duskōnijas
Dative infin. *duskōnijē
Instrum. infin. *duskōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *duskō *duskōdā
2nd singular *duskōs *duskōdēs, *duskōdōs
3rd singular *duskōþ *duskōdē, *duskōdā
1st plural *duskōm *duskōdum
2nd plural *duskōþ *duskōdud
3rd plural *duskōnþ *duskōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *duskō *duskōdī
2nd singular *duskōs *duskōdī
3rd singular *duskō *duskōdī
1st plural *duskōm *duskōdīm
2nd plural *duskōþ *duskōdīd
3rd plural *duskōn *duskōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *duskō
Plural *duskōþ
Present Past
Participle *duskōndī *duskōd

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*duska-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 111:*duskōjan-