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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forskōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *forsku (“question, inquiry”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*forskōn
- to inquire, question
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *forskōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *forskōdā | |
| Infinitive | *forskōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *forskōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *forskōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *forskōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *forskō | *forskōdā |
| 2nd singular | *forskōs | *forskōdēs, *forskōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *forskōþ | *forskōdē, *forskōdā |
| 1st plural | *forskōm | *forskōdum |
| 2nd plural | *forskōþ | *forskōdud |
| 3rd plural | *forskōnþ | *forskōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *forskō | *forskōdī |
| 2nd singular | *forskōs | *forskōdī |
| 3rd singular | *forskō | *forskōdī |
| 1st plural | *forskōm | *forskōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *forskōþ | *forskōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *forskōn | *forskōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *forskō | |
| Plural | *forskōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *forskōndī | *forskōd |
Related terms
- *fregnan
Descendants
- Old High German: forscon
- Middle High German: vorschen
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: bóorsan, vorsan
- German: forschen
- → Danish: forske
- → Dutch: vorsen
- → Norwegian: forske
- → Swedish: forska
- Luxembourgish: fuerschen
- Bavarian:
- Middle High German: vorschen