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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rekanōn

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

Etymology

From *rekan (right, proper, straight) + *-ōn. Compare *raku (an unwinding, an account, tale, reasoning, explanation).

Verb

*rekanōn

  1. to count
  2. to explain

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *rekanōn
1st sg. past *rekanōdā
Infinitive *rekanōn
Genitive infin. *rekanōnijas
Dative infin. *rekanōnijē
Instrum. infin. *rekanōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rekanō *rekanōdā
2nd singular *rekanōs *rekanōdēs, *rekanōdōs
3rd singular *rekanōþ *rekanōdē, *rekanōdā
1st plural *rekanōm *rekanōdum
2nd plural *rekanōþ *rekanōdud
3rd plural *rekanōnþ *rekanōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rekanō *rekanōdī
2nd singular *rekanōs *rekanōdī
3rd singular *rekanō *rekanōdī
1st plural *rekanōm *rekanōdīm
2nd plural *rekanōþ *rekanōdīd
3rd plural *rekanōn *rekanōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rekanō
Plural *rekanōþ
Present Past
Participle *rekanōndī *rekanōd

Descendants

  • Old English: recenian, ġerecenian
    • Middle English: rekenen, reknen, reckenen
      • Scots: rekkin, rakkin
      • English: reckon
  • Old Frisian: rekenia, reknia
    • Saterland Frisian: reekenje
    • West Frisian: rekkenje
  • Old Saxon: *rekenōn
  • Old Dutch: *rekenon
  • Old High German: rehhanōn
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