Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walkan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *walkaną.
Verb
[edit]*walkan[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 7c | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *walkan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wealk | |
| 3rd pl. past | *wealkun | |
| Past ptcple | *walkan | |
| Infinitive | *walkan | |
| Genitive infin. | *walkannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *walkannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *walkannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *walku | *wealk |
| 2nd singular | *walkiʀi | *wealkī |
| 3rd singular | *walkidi | *wealk |
| 1st plural | *walkum | *wealkum |
| 2nd plural | *walkid | *wealkud |
| 3rd plural | *walkand | *wealkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *walkē | *wealkī |
| 2nd singular | *walkēs | *wealkī |
| 3rd singular | *walkē | *wealkī |
| 1st plural | *walkēm | *wealkīm |
| 2nd plural | *walkēþ | *wealkīd |
| 3rd plural | *walkēn | *wealkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *walk | |
| Plural | *walkid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *walkandī | *walkan |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: wealcan
- Old Saxon: *walkan
- Old Dutch: *walcan
- Old High German: walcan, walkan, walchan
- → Old French: gauchier
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127: “*walkan”