Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pikōn

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 *pik (“pitch”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*pikōn

1. to cover with pitch

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*pikōn
1st sg. past	*pikōdā
Infinitive	*pikōn
Genitive infin.	*pikōnijas
Dative infin.	*pikōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*pikōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*pikō	*pikōdā
2nd singular	*pikōs	*pikōdēs, *pikōdōs
3rd singular	*pikōþ	*pikōdē, *pikōdā
1st plural	*pikōm	*pikōdum
2nd plural	*pikōþ	*pikōdud
3rd plural	*pikōnþ	*pikōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*pikō	*pikōdī
2nd singular	*pikōs	*pikōdī
3rd singular	*pikō	*pikōdī
1st plural	*pikōm	*pikōdīm
2nd plural	*pikōþ	*pikōdīd
3rd plural	*pikōn	*pikōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*pikō
Plural	*pikōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*pikōndī	*pikōd

Descendants

• Old English: piċian
  • Middle English: pichen
    • English: pitch
• Old Saxon: *pikōn
  • Middle Low German: pēken, pecken
• Old Dutch: *pekon, *pikon
  • Middle Dutch: pēken, pecken, picken
    • Dutch: pekken, pikken