Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/selkan

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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 *selkaną.

Verb

*selkan

  1. to trickle, drip
  2. to be slow, languish

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *selkan
1st sg. past *salk
3rd pl. past *sulkun
Past ptcple *solkan
Infinitive *selkan
Genitive infin. *selkannjas
Dative infin. *selkannjē
Instrum. infin. *selkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *selku *salk
2nd singular *silkiʀi *sulkī
3rd singular *silkidi *salk
1st plural *selkum *sulkum
2nd plural *silkid *sulkud
3rd plural *selkand *sulkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *selkē *sulkī
2nd singular *selkēs *sulkī
3rd singular *selkē *sulkī
1st plural *selkēm *sulkīm
2nd plural *selkēþ *sulkīd
3rd plural *selkēn *sulkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *silk
Plural *silkid
Present Past
Participle *selkandī *solkan

Descendants