Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þakkjan

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 *þakjaną. Equivalent to *þak +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*þakkjan

to cover

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*þakkjan
1st sg. past	*þakidā
Infinitive	*þakkjan
Genitive infin.	*þakkjannjas
Dative infin.	*þakkjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*þakkjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þakkju	*þakidā
2nd singular	*þakisi	þakidēs, þakidōs
3rd singular	*þakiþi	þakidē, þakidā
1st plural	*þakkjum	*þakidum
2nd plural	*þakiþ	*þakidud
3rd plural	*þakkjanþ	*þakidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þakkjē	*þakidī
2nd singular	*þakkjēs	*þakidī
3rd singular	*þakkjē	*þakidī
1st plural	*þakkjēm	*þakidīm
2nd plural	*þakkjēþ	*þakidīd
3rd plural	*þakkjēn	*þakidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þaki
Plural	*þakiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*þakkjandī	*þakid

Descendants

Old English: þeċċean, þeċċan
- Middle English: thecchen, theken (unassibilated form possibly from Old Norse þekja)
  - Scots: theke, theik, thack
  - English: thatch
  - Yola: detch
Old Frisian: thekka, thekkia
- Saterland Frisian: däkke
- West Frisian: dekke
Old Saxon: thekkian
- Middle Low German: decken
  - German Low German: decken
Old Dutch: thecken
- Middle Dutch: decken
  - Dutch: dekken
  - Limburgish: dèkke
Old High German: decchen
- Middle High German: decken
  - German: decken
  - Luxembourgish: decken