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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saukijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *saukijaną.
Verb
*saukijan
- to cause to suck, to suckle
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *saukijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *saukidā | |
| Infinitive | *saukijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *saukijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *saukijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *saukijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saukiju | *saukidā |
| 2nd singular | *saukisi | *saukidēs, *saukidōs |
| 3rd singular | *saukiþi | *saukidē, *saukidā |
| 1st plural | *saukijum | *saukidum |
| 2nd plural | *saukiþ | *saukidud |
| 3rd plural | *saukijanþ | *saukidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saukijē | *saukidī |
| 2nd singular | *saukijēs | *saukidī |
| 3rd singular | *saukijē | *saukidī |
| 1st plural | *saukijēm | *saukidīm |
| 2nd plural | *saukijēþ | *saukidīd |
| 3rd plural | *saukijēn | *saukidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sauki | |
| Plural | *saukiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *saukijandī | *saukid |
Related terms
- *saugijan
- *sūgan
- *sūkan
Descendants
- Old English: sīeċan
- Middle English: seken
- Old Dutch: *sōken
- Middle Dutch: sôken