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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sakan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sakaną.
Verb
*sakan
- to fight, quarrel
- to argue, disagree
Inflection
| Class 6 strong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *sakan | |
| 1st sg. past | *sōk | |
| 3rd pl. past | *sōkun | |
| Past ptcple | *sakan | |
| Infinitive | *sakan | |
| Genitive infin. | *sakannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *sakannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *sakannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saku | *sōk |
| 2nd singular | *sakiʀi | *sōkī |
| 3rd singular | *sakidi | *sōk |
| 1st plural | *sakum | *sōkum |
| 2nd plural | *sakid | *sōkud |
| 3rd plural | *sakand | *sōkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sakē | *sōkī |
| 2nd singular | *sakēs | *sōkī |
| 3rd singular | *sakē | *sōkī |
| 1st plural | *sakēm | *sōkīm |
| 2nd plural | *sakēþ | *sōkīd |
| 3rd plural | *sakēn | *sōkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sak | |
| Plural | *sakid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *sakandī | *sakan |
Descendants
- Old English: sacan
- Old Saxon: sakan
- Old Dutch: *sacan
- Middle Dutch: sāken
- Old High German: sahhan