Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rekan

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 *rekaną.

Verb

*rekan

to rake up, to pile up, to heap up

Inflection

Strong class 5
Infinitive	*rekan
1st sg. past	*rak
3rd pl. past	*rākun
Past ptcple	*rekan
Infinitive	*rekan
Genitive infin.	*rekannjas
Dative infin.	*rekannjē
Instrum. infin.	*rekannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*reku	*rak
2nd singular	*rikiʀi	*rākī
3rd singular	*rikidi	*rak
1st plural	*rekum	*rākum
2nd plural	*rikid	*rākud
3rd plural	*rekand	*rākun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*rekē	*rākī
2nd singular	*rekēs	*rākī
3rd singular	*rekē	*rākī
1st plural	*rekēm	*rākīm
2nd plural	*rekēþ	*rākīd
3rd plural	*rekēn	*rākīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*rek
Plural	*rikid
	Present	Past
Participle	*rekandī	*rekan

Descendants

Old English: recan
- Middle English: reken
Old Saxon: *rekan
- Middle Low German: rēken
Old Dutch: *recan
- Middle Dutch: rēken
Old High German: rehhan
- Middle High German: rechen
  - Cimbrian: rechan
  - German: rechen