Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aukan

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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

From Proto-Germanic *aukaną.

Verb

*aukan

  1. to increase

Inflection

Strong class 7b
Infinitive *aukan
1st sg. past *eōk
3rd pl. past *eōkun
Past ptcple *aukan
Infinitive *aukan
Genitive infin. *aukannjas
Dative infin. *aukannjē
Instrum. infin. *aukannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *auku *eōk
2nd singular *aukiʀi *eōkī
3rd singular *aukidi *eōk
1st plural *aukum *eōkum
2nd plural *aukid *eōkud
3rd plural *aukand *eōkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *aukē *eōkī
2nd singular *aukēs *eōkī
3rd singular *aukē *eōkī
1st plural *aukēm *eōkīm
2nd plural *aukēþ *eōkīd
3rd plural *aukēn *eōkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *auk
Plural *aukid
Present Past
Participle *aukandī *aukan

Descendants

  • Old English: ēacan
  • Old Frisian: āka
  • Old Saxon: ōkan
  • Old Dutch: *ōkan
  • Old High German: ouhhan, ouchan (in derivatives)