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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/taiknijan

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 *taiknijaną. Equivalent to *taikn + *jan.

Verb

*taiknijan

  1. to show, point

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *taiknijan
1st sg. past *taiknidā
Infinitive *taiknijan
Genitive infin. *taiknijannjas
Dative infin. *taiknijannjē
Instrum. infin. *taiknijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *taikniju *taiknidā
2nd singular *taiknisi *taiknidēs, *taiknidōs
3rd singular *taikniþi *taiknidē, *taiknidā
1st plural *taiknijum *taiknidum
2nd plural *taikniþ *taiknidud
3rd plural *taiknijanþ *taiknidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *taiknijē *taiknidī
2nd singular *taiknijēs *taiknidī
3rd singular *taiknijē *taiknidī
1st plural *taiknijēm *taiknidīm
2nd plural *taiknijēþ *taiknidīd
3rd plural *taiknijēn *taiknidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *taikni
Plural *taikniþ
Present Past
Participle *taiknijandī *taiknid

Descendants

  • Old English: tǣcnan
  • Old Saxon: tēknian
  • Old Dutch: *tēknen
    • Middle Dutch: têkenen, teikenen
      • Dutch: tekenen
        • Afrikaans: teken
        • Caribbean Javanese: tèken
      • Limburgish: teikene
  • Old High German: zeihhanen, zeichanen, zeihnen
    • Middle High German: zeichenen
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