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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/taiknōn

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 Proto-Germanic *taiknōną. Equivalent to *taikn (a sign) + *-ōn.

Verb

*taiknōn

  1. to show, point
  2. to mark

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *taiknōn
1st sg. past *taiknōdā
Infinitive *taiknōn
Genitive infin. *taiknōnijas
Dative infin. *taiknōnijē
Instrum. infin. *taiknōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *taiknō *taiknōdā
2nd singular *taiknōs *taiknōdēs, *taiknōdōs
3rd singular *taiknōþ *taiknōdē, *taiknōdā
1st plural *taiknōm *taiknōdum
2nd plural *taiknōþ *taiknōdud
3rd plural *taiknōnþ *taiknōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *taiknō *taiknōdī
2nd singular *taiknōs *taiknōdī
3rd singular *taiknō *taiknōdī
1st plural *taiknōm *taiknōdīm
2nd plural *taiknōþ *taiknōdīd
3rd plural *taiknōn *taiknōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *taiknō
Plural *taiknōþ
Present Past
Participle *taiknōndī *taiknōd

Descendants

  • Old English: tācnian
    • Middle English: toknen
      • English: token
      • Scots: taiken
    • Old Norse: tákna
  • Old Frisian: tēknia, tēkena, tēkna
  • Old High German: zeihhanōn, zeichanōn
    • Middle High German: zeichenen
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