< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faiknī
 | This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
*faiknī[1]
- treacherous, deceitful
Inflection
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *faiknī | ||
| Genitive | *faiknijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *faiknī | *faikniju | *faiknī |
| Accusative | *faiknijanā | *faiknijā | *faiknī |
| Genitive | *faiknijas | *faiknijeʀā | *faiknijas |
| Dative | *faiknijumē | *faiknijeʀē | *faiknijumē |
| Instrumental | *faikniju | *faiknijeʀu | *faikniju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *faiknijē | *faiknijō | *faikniju |
| Accusative | *faiknijā | *faiknijā | *faikniju |
| Genitive | *faiknijeʀō | *faiknijeʀō | *faiknijeʀō |
| Dative | *faiknijēm, *faiknijum | *faiknijēm, *faiknijum | *faiknijēm, *faiknijum |
| Instrumental | *faiknijēm, *faiknijum | *faiknijēm, *faiknijum | *faiknijēm, *faiknijum |
Descendants
- Old English: fǣcne, fācne
- Middle English: fæc, facen, fakenn, foken
- Old Saxon: fēkni
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310: “PWGmc *faiknī”