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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aukōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aukōną. Equivalent to *aukō (“an increase”) + *-ōn
Verb
*aukōn
- to increase, to grow
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *aukōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *aukōdā | |
| Infinitive | *aukōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *aukōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *aukōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *aukōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aukō | *aukōdā |
| 2nd singular | *aukōs | *aukōdēs, *aukōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *aukōþ | *aukōdē, *aukōdā |
| 1st plural | *aukōm | *aukōdum |
| 2nd plural | *aukōþ | *aukōdud |
| 3rd plural | *aukōnþ | *aukōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aukō | *aukōdī |
| 2nd singular | *aukōs | *aukōdī |
| 3rd singular | *aukō | *aukōdī |
| 1st plural | *aukōm | *aukōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *aukōþ | *aukōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *aukōn | *aukōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *aukō | |
| Plural | *aukōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *aukōndī | *aukōd |
Related terms
- *aukan
- *aukijan
- *auknōn
Descendants
- Old English: ēacian
- Middle English: eken (merged with the descendants of *aukan and *aukijan)
- English: eke
- Middle English: eken (merged with the descendants of *aukan and *aukijan)
- Old Dutch: *ōkon (uncertain, could also be from *aukan and / or *aukijan)
- Middle Dutch: ôken
- Old High German: ouhhōn
- Middle High German: ouchen