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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/taiknōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *taiknōną. Equivalent to *taikn + *ōn.
Verb
*taiknōn
- to show, point
- to mark
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *taiknōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *taiknōdā | |
| Infinitive | *taiknōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *taiknōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *taiknōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *taiknōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *taiknō | *taiknōdā |
| 2nd singular | *taiknōs | *taiknōdēs, *taiknōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *taiknōþ | *taiknōdē, *taiknōdā |
| 1st plural | *taiknōm | *taiknōdum |
| 2nd plural | *taiknōþ | *taiknōdud |
| 3rd plural | *taiknōnþ | *taiknōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *taiknō | *taiknōdī |
| 2nd singular | *taiknōs | *taiknōdī |
| 3rd singular | *taiknō | *taiknōdī |
| 1st plural | *taiknōm | *taiknōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *taiknōþ | *taiknōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *taiknōn | *taiknōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *taiknō | |
| Plural | *taiknōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *taiknōndī | *taiknōd |
Descendants
- Old English: tācnian
- Middle English: toknen
- English: token
- Scots: taiken
- Middle English: toknen
- Old Frisian: tēknia, tēkena, tēkna
- Old High German: zeihhanōn, zeichanōn
- Middle High German: zeichenen
- German: zeichnen
- Middle High German: zeichenen