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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīkēn
 | 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 *rīkī (“rich”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*rīkēn
- to become rich
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *rīkēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *rīk?dā | |
| Infinitive | *rīkēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *rīkēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *rīkēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *rīkēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīkē | *rīk?dā |
| 2nd singular | *rīkēs | *rīk?dēs, *rīk?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *rīkēþ | *rīk?dē, *rīk?dā |
| 1st plural | *rīkēm | *rīk?dum |
| 2nd plural | *rīkēþ | *rīk?dud |
| 3rd plural | *rīkēnþ | *rīk?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīkē | *rīk?dī |
| 2nd singular | *rīkēs | *rīk?dī |
| 3rd singular | *rīkē | *rīk?dī |
| 1st plural | *rīkēm | *rīk?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *rīkēþ | *rīk?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *rīkēn | *rīk?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *rīkē | |
| Plural | *rīkēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *rīkēndī | *rīk?d |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: rīkia
- Old Saxon: *rīkōn
- Middle Low German: rīken
- Old Dutch: *rīkon
- Middle Dutch: riken
- Dutch: rijken (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: riken
- Old High German: rīhhēn
- Middle High German: rīchen