< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwik(k)wēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *kwik(k)w (“alive, lively”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*kwik(k)wēn
- to come to life, to become living
- to be lively, to act lively
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kwik(k)wēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *kwik(k)w?dā | |
| Infinitive | *kwik(k)wēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *kwik(k)wēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *kwik(k)wēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kwik(k)wēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kwik(k)wē | *kwik(k)w?dā |
| 2nd singular | *kwik(k)wēs | *kwik(k)w?dēs, *kwik(k)w?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *kwik(k)wēþ | *kwik(k)w?dē, *kwik(k)w?dā |
| 1st plural | *kwik(k)wēm | *kwik(k)w?dum |
| 2nd plural | *kwik(k)wēþ | *kwik(k)w?dud |
| 3rd plural | *kwik(k)wēnþ | *kwik(k)w?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kwik(k)wē | *kwik(k)w?dī |
| 2nd singular | *kwik(k)wēs | *kwik(k)w?dī |
| 3rd singular | *kwik(k)wē | *kwik(k)w?dī |
| 1st plural | *kwik(k)wēm | *kwik(k)w?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *kwik(k)wēþ | *kwik(k)w?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *kwik(k)wēn | *kwik(k)w?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kwik(k)wē | |
| Plural | *kwik(k)wēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kwik(k)wēndī | *kwik(k)w?d |
Related terms
- *kwaikwijan
- *kwik(k)wijan
Descendants
- Old English: cwician
- Middle English: quicken
- Old Saxon: quikōn, Old Saxon: *quickōn
- Middle Low German: quicken
- Old Dutch: *quickon
- Middle Dutch: quicken
- Dutch: kwikken
- Middle Dutch: quicken
- Old High German: queckēn, *quickēn
- Middle High German: quicken