Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankōn

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 Proto-Germanic *wankōną.

Verb

*wankōn

to sway, to waver

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*wankōn
1st sg. past	*wankōdā
Infinitive	*wankōn
Genitive infin.	*wankōnijas
Dative infin.	*wankōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*wankōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wankō	*wankōdā
2nd singular	*wankōs	wankōdēs, wankōdōs
3rd singular	*wankōþ	wankōdē, wankōdā
1st plural	*wankōm	*wankōdum
2nd plural	*wankōþ	*wankōdud
3rd plural	*wankōnþ	*wankōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wankō	*wankōdī
2nd singular	*wankōs	*wankōdī
3rd singular	*wankō	*wankōdī
1st plural	*wankōm	*wankōdīm
2nd plural	*wankōþ	*wankōdīd
3rd plural	*wankōn	*wankōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wankō
Plural	*wankōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wankōndī	*wankōd

Derived terms

*wankul

Descendants

Old Frisian: *wankia, *wonkia
- Saterland Frisian: wonkje
- West Frisian: wankje
Old Saxon: wankōn
- Middle Low German: wanken
  - German Low German: wanken
Old Dutch: *wankon
- Middle Dutch: wanken
  - Dutch: wanken
Old High German: wankōn
- Middle High German: wanken
  - German: wanken