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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wakan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wakaną.
Verb
*wakan
- to wake, be awake, arise
Inflection
| Strong class 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wakan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wōk | |
| 3rd pl. past | *wōkun | |
| Past ptcple | *wakan | |
| Infinitive | *wakan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wakannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wakannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wakannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waku | *wōk |
| 2nd singular | *wakiʀi | *wōkī |
| 3rd singular | *wakidi | *wōk |
| 1st plural | *wakum | *wōkum |
| 2nd plural | *wakid | *wōkud |
| 3rd plural | *wakand | *wōkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wakē | *wōkī |
| 2nd singular | *wakēs | *wōkī |
| 3rd singular | *wakē | *wōkī |
| 1st plural | *wakēm | *wōkīm |
| 2nd plural | *wakēþ | *wōkīd |
| 3rd plural | *wakēn | *wōkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wak | |
| Plural | *wakid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wakandī | *wakan |
Related terms
- *wakēn
- *wakkjan
- *waknan
- *wakul
Derived terms
- *wahtu
- *wak(k)r
Descendants
- Old English: wacan
- Middle English: waken
- English: wake
- Scots: wake
- Middle English: waken