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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smukkjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Possibly related to the strong verb *smeugan and iterative verb *smokkōn.
Verb
*smukkjan
- to press, squeeze
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *smukkjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *smukidā | |
| Infinitive | *smukkjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *smukkjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *smukkjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *smukkjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *smukkju | *smukidā |
| 2nd singular | *smukisi | *smukidēs, *smukidōs |
| 3rd singular | *smukiþi | *smukidē, *smukidā |
| 1st plural | *smukkjum | *smukidum |
| 2nd plural | *smukiþ | *smukidud |
| 3rd plural | *smukkjanþ | *smukidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *smukkjē | *smukidī |
| 2nd singular | *smukkjēs | *smukidī |
| 3rd singular | *smukkjē | *smukidī |
| 1st plural | *smukkjēm | *smukidīm |
| 2nd plural | *smukkjēþ | *smukidīd |
| 3rd plural | *smukkjēn | *smukidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *smuki | |
| Plural | *smukiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *smukkjandī | *smukid |
Alternative reconstructions
- *smukkijan
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *smukkian
- Middle Low German: smücken
- Old Dutch: *smukken
- Middle Dutch: smucken
- Old High German: *smukken
- Middle High German: smücken
- ⇒ Old High German: firsmukken