Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krankijan

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

From Proto-Germanic *krankijaną. Equivalent to *krank +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*krankijan

to make weak, worse
to damage, hurt
to insult

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*krankijan
1st sg. past	*krankidā
Infinitive	*krankijan
Genitive infin.	*krankijannjas
Dative infin.	*krankijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*krankijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*krankiju	*krankidā
2nd singular	*krankisi	krankidēs, krankidōs
3rd singular	*krankiþi	krankidē, krankidā
1st plural	*krankijum	*krankidum
2nd plural	*krankiþ	*krankidud
3rd plural	*krankijanþ	*krankidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*krankijē	*krankidī
2nd singular	*krankijēs	*krankidī
3rd singular	*krankijē	*krankidī
1st plural	*krankijēm	*krankidīm
2nd plural	*krankijēþ	*krankidīd
3rd plural	*krankijēn	*krankidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*kranki
Plural	*krankiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*krankijandī	*krankid

Descendants

Old Frisian: krenza, krinza
- (Saterland Frisian: kroanke, kroankje)
- West Frisian: kringe, (krinke)
Old Saxon: *krenkian
- Middle Low German: krenken
  - German Low German: kränken
Old Dutch: *crenken
- Middle Dutch: crenken
  - Dutch: krenken
Old High German: *kranken, krankēn
- Middle High German: krenken
  - German: kränken
- ⇒ Old High German: bikrankēn