Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/īkwōn

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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

Borrowed Late Latin ēquō, from Latin aequō (to equalize, compare).[1]

Verb

*īkwōn

  1. to measure, gauge

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *īkwōn
1st sg. past *īkwōdā
Infinitive *īkwōn
Genitive infin. *īkwōnijas
Dative infin. *īkwōnijē
Instrum. infin. *īkwōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *īkwō *īkwōdā
2nd singular *īkwōs *īkwōdēs, *īkwōdōs
3rd singular *īkwōþ *īkwōdē, *īkwōdā
1st plural *īkwōm *īkwōdum
2nd plural *īkwōþ *īkwōdud
3rd plural *īkwōnþ *īkwōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *īkwō *īkwōdī
2nd singular *īkwōs *īkwōdī
3rd singular *īkwō *īkwōdī
1st plural *īkwōm *īkwōdīm
2nd plural *īkwōþ *īkwōdīd
3rd plural *īkwōn *īkwōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *īkwō
Plural *īkwōþ
Present Past
Participle *īkwōndī *īkwōd

Alternative reconstructions

  • *īkōn

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *īkōn
  • Old Dutch: *īkōn
  • Old High German: *īkōn

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “ijken”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN