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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snīkan

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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 Proto-Germanic *snīkaną.

Verb

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*snīkan

  1. to crawl, creep

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *snīkan
1st sg. past *snaik
3rd pl. past *snikun
Past ptcple *snikan
Infinitive *snīkan
Genitive infin. *snīkannjas
Dative infin. *snīkannjē
Instrum. infin. *snīkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *snīku *snaik
2nd singular *snīkiʀi *snikī
3rd singular *snīkidi *snaik
1st plural *snīkum *snikum
2nd plural *snīkid *snikud
3rd plural *snīkand *snikun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *snīkē *snikī
2nd singular *snīkēs *snikī
3rd singular *snīkē *snikī
1st plural *snīkēm *snikīm
2nd plural *snīkēþ *snikīd
3rd plural *snīkēn *snikīn
Imperative Present
Singular *snīk
Plural *snīkid
Present Past
Participle *snīkandī *snikan

Descendants

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  • Old English: snīcan
    • Middle English: sniken