Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/winkōn

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

Possibly from unattested *wenk +‎ *-ōn, from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend (over)”). Perhaps cognate with Lithuanian véngiu (“avoid”).[1]

Verb

*winkōn

to blink, wink, close one's eyes
Synonym: *blinkan
to wave, nod
Synonym: *hnodōn

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*winkōn
1st sg. past	*winkōdā
Infinitive	*winkōn
Genitive infin.	*winkōnijas
Dative infin.	*winkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*winkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*winkō	*winkōdā
2nd singular	*winkōs	winkōdēs, winkōdōs
3rd singular	*winkōþ	winkōdē, winkōdā
1st plural	*winkōm	*winkōdum
2nd plural	*winkōþ	*winkōdud
3rd plural	*winkōnþ	*winkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*winkō	*winkōdī
2nd singular	*winkōs	*winkōdī
3rd singular	*winkō	*winkōdī
1st plural	*winkōm	*winkōdīm
2nd plural	*winkōþ	*winkōdīd
3rd plural	*winkōn	*winkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*winkō
Plural	*winkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*winkōndī	*winkōd

Related terms

*winkijaną
- Old High German: winken (“to wave, nod”)
  - Middle High German: winken
    - German: winken

Descendants

Old English: wincian
- Middle English: winken
  - English: wink
  - Scots: wink
Old Saxon: *winkōn
- Middle Low German: winken
  - German Low German: winken
  - → Danish: vinke
  - → Swedish: vinka
  - → Norwegian: vinke
Old Dutch: *winkon
- Middle Dutch: winken

References

Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*u̯eng-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 682

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “?*u̯eng-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 682