Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sikurōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *sikur (“secure”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*sikurōn

to ensure
to make secure

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*sikurōn
1st sg. past	*sikurōdā
Infinitive	*sikurōn
Genitive infin.	*sikurōnijas
Dative infin.	*sikurōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*sikurōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sikurō	*sikurōdā
2nd singular	*sikurōs	sikurōdēs, sikurōdōs
3rd singular	*sikurōþ	sikurōdē, sikurōdā
1st plural	*sikurōm	*sikurōdum
2nd plural	*sikurōþ	*sikurōdud
3rd plural	*sikurōnþ	*sikurōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sikurō	*sikurōdī
2nd singular	*sikurōs	*sikurōdī
3rd singular	*sikurō	*sikurōdī
1st plural	*sikurōm	*sikurōdīm
2nd plural	*sikurōþ	*sikurōdīd
3rd plural	*sikurōn	*sikurōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sikurō
Plural	*sikurōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*sikurōndī	*sikurōd

Descendants

Old English: *sicorian
- Middle English: sikeren
  - Scots: siker, sicker (“to fix, establish; confirm, assure”)
Old Frisian: sikuria, sikeria, sikria
- Saterland Frisian: sekerje
- West Frisian: sekerje
  - ⇒ West Frisian: fersekerje
Old Saxon: sikorōn
- Middle Low German: sēkeren, sickeren, sekeren
  - German Low German: sekern
Old Dutch: *sikoron
- Middle Dutch: sēkeren
  - Dutch: zekeren
    - ⇒ Dutch: verzekeren
Old High German: sihhurōn
- Middle High German: sicheren, sichern
  - German: sichern
    - → Saterland Frisian: sicherje