< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dīkan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dīkaną.
Verb
*dīkan
- to try
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dīkan | |
| 1st sg. past | *daik | |
| 3rd pl. past | *dikun | |
| Past ptcple | *dikan | |
| Infinitive | *dīkan | |
| Genitive infin. | *dīkannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dīkannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dīkannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dīku | *daik |
| 2nd singular | *dīkiʀi | *dikī |
| 3rd singular | *dīkidi | *daik |
| 1st plural | *dīkum | *dikum |
| 2nd plural | *dīkid | *dikud |
| 3rd plural | *dīkand | *dikun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dīkē | *dikī |
| 2nd singular | *dīkēs | *dikī |
| 3rd singular | *dīkē | *dikī |
| 1st plural | *dīkēm | *dikīm |
| 2nd plural | *dīkēþ | *dikīd |
| 3rd plural | *dīkēn | *dikīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dīk | |
| Plural | *dīkid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dīkandī | *dikan |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *dīkan
- Middle Low German: dîken
- Old Dutch: *dīcan
- Middle Dutch: diken
- Old High German: *tīhhan
- Middle High German: tīchen