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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kalkijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *kalk (“chalk”) + *-jan.
Verb
*kalkijan
- to cover with chalk
- to whitewash
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kalkijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kalkidā | |
| Infinitive | *kalkijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kalkijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kalkijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kalkijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kalkiju | *kalkidā |
| 2nd singular | *kalkisi | *kalkidēs, *kalkidōs |
| 3rd singular | *kalkiþi | *kalkidē, *kalkidā |
| 1st plural | *kalkijum | *kalkidum |
| 2nd plural | *kalkiþ | *kalkidud |
| 3rd plural | *kalkijanþ | *kalkidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kalkijē | *kalkidī |
| 2nd singular | *kalkijēs | *kalkidī |
| 3rd singular | *kalkijē | *kalkidī |
| 1st plural | *kalkijēm | *kalkidīm |
| 2nd plural | *kalkijēþ | *kalkidīd |
| 3rd plural | *kalkijēn | *kalkidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kalki | |
| Plural | *kalkiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kalkijandī | *kalkid |
Related terms
- *kalkōn
Descendants
- Old English: cielcan
- Old Saxon: kelkian
- Middle Low German: kelken
- Old High German: kelken, kalken
- Middle High German: kelken
- German: kälken
- Middle High German: kelken