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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smukkjan

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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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Possibly related to the strong verb *smeugan and iterative verb *smokkōn.

Verb

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*smukkjan

  1. to press, squeeze

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *smukkjan
1st sg. past *smukidā
Infinitive *smukkjan
Genitive infin. *smukkjannjas
Dative infin. *smukkjannjē
Instrum. infin. *smukkjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smukkju *smukidā
2nd singular *smukisi *smukidēs, *smukidōs
3rd singular *smukiþi *smukidē, *smukidā
1st plural *smukkjum *smukidum
2nd plural *smukiþ *smukidud
3rd plural *smukkjanþ *smukidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smukkjē *smukidī
2nd singular *smukkjēs *smukidī
3rd singular *smukkjē *smukidī
1st plural *smukkjēm *smukidīm
2nd plural *smukkjēþ *smukidīd
3rd plural *smukkjēn *smukidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smuki
Plural *smukiþ
Present Past
Participle *smukkjandī *smukid

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *smukkian
  • Old Dutch: *smukken
  • Old High German: *smukken