Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laikan

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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 *laikaną.

Verb

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*laikan[1]

  1. to jump around, play

Inflection

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Strong class 7a
Infinitive *laikan
1st sg. past *lēk
3rd pl. past *lēkun
Past ptcple *laikan
Infinitive *laikan
Genitive infin. *laikannjas
Dative infin. *laikannjē
Instrum. infin. *laikannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *laiku *lēk
2nd singular *laikiʀi *lēkī
3rd singular *laikidi *lēk
1st plural *laikum *lēkum
2nd plural *laikid *lēkud
3rd plural *laikand *lēkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *laikē *lēkī
2nd singular *laikēs *lēkī
3rd singular *laikē *lēkī
1st plural *laikēm *lēkīm
2nd plural *laikēþ *lēkīd
3rd plural *laikēn *lēkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *laik
Plural *laikid
Present Past
Participle *laikandī *laikan

Descendants

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  • Old English: lācan
  • >? Old High German: *leihhan

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 92:PWGmc *laikan, *lelēk