Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/funkōn

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

Unknown; presumably from Proto-Germanic *funkōną, from earlier paradigm *funkᵏōþi ~ *fungunanþi, from pre-Proto-Germanic *punk-nā́-ti ~ *punk-un-ánti, iterative to *finkan (“to sparkle, burn”). A connection to Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“fire”) in considered unlikely. Equivalent to *funkō (“spark”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*funkōn

1. (iterative) to give off sparks
2. to sparkle

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*funkōn
1st sg. past	*funkōdā
Infinitive	*funkōn
Genitive infin.	*funkōnijas
Dative infin.	*funkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*funkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*funkō	*funkōdā
2nd singular	*funkōs	*funkōdēs, *funkōdōs
3rd singular	*funkōþ	*funkōdē, *funkōdā
1st plural	*funkōm	*funkōdum
2nd plural	*funkōþ	*funkōdud
3rd plural	*funkōnþ	*funkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*funkō	*funkōdī
2nd singular	*funkōs	*funkōdī
3rd singular	*funkō	*funkōdī
1st plural	*funkōm	*funkōdīm
2nd plural	*funkōþ	*funkōdīd
3rd plural	*funkōn	*funkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*funkō
Plural	*funkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*funkōndī	*funkōd

Alternative reconstructions

• *fungōn

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *funkia
  • West Frisian: fûnkje, fonkje
• Old Saxon: *funkōn
  • Middle Low German: vunken
    • German Low German: funken
• Old Dutch: *funcon
  • Middle Dutch: vonken
    • Dutch: vonken
• Old High German: *funkōn
  • Middle High German: vunken
    • German: funken