Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/munikōn

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 *munik (“monk”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*munikōn

1. to make into a monk
2. to become a monk

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*munikōn
1st sg. past	*munikōdā
Infinitive	*munikōn
Genitive infin.	*munikōnijas
Dative infin.	*munikōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*munikōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*munikō	*munikōdā
2nd singular	*munikōs	*munikōdēs, *munikōdōs
3rd singular	*munikōþ	*munikōdē, *munikōdā
1st plural	*munikōm	*munikōdum
2nd plural	*munikōþ	*munikōdud
3rd plural	*munikōnþ	*munikōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*munikō	*munikōdī
2nd singular	*munikōs	*munikōdī
3rd singular	*munikō	*munikōdī
1st plural	*munikōm	*munikōdīm
2nd plural	*munikōþ	*munikōdīd
3rd plural	*munikōn	*munikōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*munikō
Plural	*munikōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*munikōndī	*munikōd

Descendants

• Old English: munucian
  • Middle English: monken
    • English: monk
• Old Saxon: *monikōn, *munikōn
  • Middle Low German: mȫniken, mönniken, monneken, monken
• Old Dutch: *monikon, munikon
  • Middle Dutch: mōniken, monken, muniken, munken
• Old High German: *munihōn
  • Middle High German: münechen, munichen, münchen, munchen
    • German: mönchen (obsolete)