Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līkijan

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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 *līkijaną.

Verb

*līkijan

  1. to make similar to, to make alike, to even
  2. to compare

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *līkijan
1st sg. past *līkidā
Infinitive *līkijan
Genitive infin. *līkijannjas
Dative infin. *līkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *līkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *līkiju *līkidā
2nd singular *līkisi *līkidēs, *līkidōs
3rd singular *līkiþi *līkidē, *līkidā
1st plural *līkijum *līkidum
2nd plural *līkiþ *līkidud
3rd plural *līkijanþ *līkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *līkijē *līkidī
2nd singular *līkijēs *līkidī
3rd singular *līkijē *līkidī
1st plural *līkijēm *līkidīm
2nd plural *līkijēþ *līkidīd
3rd plural *līkijēn *līkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *līki
Plural *līkiþ
Present Past
Participle *līkijandī *līkid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: līkian
  • Old Dutch: *līken
  • Old High German: līhhen