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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/taiknijan

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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 *taiknijaną. Equivalent to *taikn +‎ *jan.

Verb

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*taiknijan

  1. to show, point

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *taiknijan
1st sg. past *taiknidā
Infinitive *taiknijan
Genitive infin. *taiknijannjas
Dative infin. *taiknijannjē
Instrum. infin. *taiknijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *taikniju *taiknidā
2nd singular *taiknisi *taiknidēs, *taiknidōs
3rd singular *taikniþi *taiknidē, *taiknidā
1st plural *taiknijum *taiknidum
2nd plural *taikniþ *taiknidud
3rd plural *taiknijanþ *taiknidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *taiknijē *taiknidī
2nd singular *taiknijēs *taiknidī
3rd singular *taiknijē *taiknidī
1st plural *taiknijēm *taiknidīm
2nd plural *taiknijēþ *taiknidīd
3rd plural *taiknijēn *taiknidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *taikni
Plural *taikniþ
Present Past
Participle *taiknijandī *taiknid

Descendants

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