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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smakēn

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 *smak (taste) + *-ēn.

Verb

*smakēn

  1. to taste

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *smakēn
1st sg. past *smak?dā
Infinitive *smakēn
Genitive infin. *smakēnijas
Dative infin. *smakēnijē
Instrum. infin. *smakēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smakē *smak?dā
2nd singular *smakēs *smak?dēs, *smak?dēs
3rd singular *smakēþ *smak?dē, *smak?dā
1st plural *smakēm *smak?dum
2nd plural *smakēþ *smak?dud
3rd plural *smakēnþ *smak?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smakē *smak?dī
2nd singular *smakēs *smak?dī
3rd singular *smakē *smak?dī
1st plural *smakēm *smak?dīm
2nd plural *smakēþ *smak?dīd
3rd plural *smakēn *smak?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smakē
Plural *smakēþ
Present Past
Participle *smakēndī *smak?d

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: smakia
    • West Frisian: smeitsje
  • Old Saxon: *smakōn
  • Old Dutch: *smacon
  • Old High German: smahhēn

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*smakōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 352-353
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