Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīkēn

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 *rīkī (“rich”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*rīkēn

1. to become rich

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*rīkēn
1st sg. past	*rīk?dā
Infinitive	*rīkēn
Genitive infin.	*rīkēnijas
Dative infin.	*rīkēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*rīkēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīkē	*rīk?dā
2nd singular	*rīkēs	*rīk?dēs, *rīk?dēs
3rd singular	*rīkēþ	*rīk?dē, *rīk?dā
1st plural	*rīkēm	*rīk?dum
2nd plural	*rīkēþ	*rīk?dud
3rd plural	*rīkēnþ	*rīk?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīkē	*rīk?dī
2nd singular	*rīkēs	*rīk?dī
3rd singular	*rīkē	*rīk?dī
1st plural	*rīkēm	*rīk?dīm
2nd plural	*rīkēþ	*rīk?dīd
3rd plural	*rīkēn	*rīk?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*rīkē
Plural	*rīkēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*rīkēndī	*rīk?d

Descendants

• Old Frisian: rīkia
• Old Saxon: *rīkōn
  • Middle Low German: rīken
• Old Dutch: *rīcon
  • Middle Dutch: riken
    • Dutch: rijken (obsolete)
• Old High German: rīhhēn
  • Middle High German: rīchen