Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīkwan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *wīkwaną.

Verb

*wīkwan

to yield, to fold

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*wīkwan
1st sg. past	*waikw
3rd pl. past	*wikun
Past ptcple	*wikwan
Infinitive	*wīkwan
Genitive infin.	*wīkwannjas
Dative infin.	*wīkwannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wīkwannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīku	*waikw
2nd singular	*wīkwiʀi	*wikwī
3rd singular	*wīkwidi	*waikw
1st plural	*wīkum	*wikum
2nd plural	*wīkwid	*wikud
3rd plural	*wīkwand	*wikun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wīkwē	*wikwī
2nd singular	*wīkwēs	*wikwī
3rd singular	*wīkwē	*wikwī
1st plural	*wīkwēm	*wikwīm
2nd plural	*wīkwēþ	*wikwīd
3rd plural	*wīkwēn	*wikwīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wīkw
Plural	*wīkwid
	Present	Past
Participle	*wīkwandī	*wikwan

Related terms

*waikw
*waikwijan

Descendants

Old English: wīcan
- Middle English: wiken
  - Scots: wick
  - English: wick (to strike aslant)
Old Frisian: wīka
- West Frisian: wike, wyke
Old Saxon: wīkan
- Middle Low German: wīken
Old Dutch: *wīcan
- Middle Dutch: wiken
  - Dutch: wijken
  - Limburgish: wieke
Old High German: wīhhan
- Middle High German: wīchen
  - Cimbrian: baichan
  - German: weichen