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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kalkijan

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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 *kalk (chalk) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*kalkijan

  1. to cover with chalk
  2. to whitewash

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kalkijan
1st sg. past *kalkidā
Infinitive *kalkijan
Genitive infin. *kalkijannjas
Dative infin. *kalkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kalkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kalkiju *kalkidā
2nd singular *kalkisi *kalkidēs, *kalkidōs
3rd singular *kalkiþi *kalkidē, *kalkidā
1st plural *kalkijum *kalkidum
2nd plural *kalkiþ *kalkidud
3rd plural *kalkijanþ *kalkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kalkijē *kalkidī
2nd singular *kalkijēs *kalkidī
3rd singular *kalkijē *kalkidī
1st plural *kalkijēm *kalkidīm
2nd plural *kalkijēþ *kalkidīd
3rd plural *kalkijēn *kalkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kalki
Plural *kalkiþ
Present Past
Participle *kalkijandī *kalkid
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Descendants

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  • Old English: cielcan
  • Old Saxon: kelkian
  • Old High German: kelken, kalken