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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finkan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *finkaną.
Verb
*finkan
- to sparkle, to burn
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *finkan | |
| 1st sg. past | *fank | |
| 3rd pl. past | *funkun | |
| Past ptcple | *funkan | |
| Infinitive | *finkan | |
| Genitive infin. | *finkannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *finkannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *finkannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *finku | *fank |
| 2nd singular | *finkiʀi | *funkī |
| 3rd singular | *finkidi | *fank |
| 1st plural | *finkum | *funkum |
| 2nd plural | *finkid | *funkud |
| 3rd plural | *finkand | *funkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *finkē | *funkī |
| 2nd singular | *finkēs | *funkī |
| 3rd singular | *finkē | *funkī |
| 1st plural | *finkēm | *funkīm |
| 2nd plural | *finkēþ | *funkīd |
| 3rd plural | *finkēn | *funkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *fink | |
| Plural | *finkid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *finkandī | *funkan |
Related terms
- *fankijan
- *funkō
Descendants
- Old Dutch: *finkan
- Middle Dutch: vinken
- Old High German: *finkan
- ⇒ Old High German: *finklōn
- Middle High German: finkeln
- German: finkeln
- Middle High German: finkeln
- ⇒ Old High German: *finklōn