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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stikkjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stikjaną. Equivalent to *stiki (“a sticking, prick”) + *-jan.
Verb
*stikkjan
- To stick
- To stitch
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *stikkjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *stikidā | |
| Infinitive | *stikkjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *stikkjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *stikkjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *stikkjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *stikkju | *stikidā |
| 2nd singular | *stikisi | *stikidēs, *stikidōs |
| 3rd singular | *stikiþi | *stikidē, *stikidā |
| 1st plural | *stikkjum | *stikidum |
| 2nd plural | *stikiþ | *stikidud |
| 3rd plural | *stikkjanþ | *stikidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *stikkjē | *stikidī |
| 2nd singular | *stikkjēs | *stikidī |
| 3rd singular | *stikkjē | *stikidī |
| 1st plural | *stikkjēm | *stikidīm |
| 2nd plural | *stikkjēþ | *stikidīd |
| 3rd plural | *stikkjēn | *stikidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *stiki | |
| Plural | *stikiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *stikkjandī | *stikid |
Related terms
- *stekan
- *stikkōn
Descendants
- Old English: *stiċċan, stiċċian
- Middle English: sticchen, stichen
- English: stitch
- Middle English: sticchen, stichen
- Old Frisian: *stikka, *stitza
- West Frisian: stikke
- Old Saxon: *stikkian
- Middle Low German: sticken
- Old Dutch: *stikken
- Middle Dutch: sticken
- Dutch: stikken
- Middle Dutch: sticken
- Old High German: sticken
- Middle High German: sticken
- German: sticken
- Middle High German: sticken
- → Old French: estichier, estiquer