Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wakan

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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 *wakaną.

Verb

*wakan

  1. to wake, be awake, arise

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive *wakan
1st sg. past *wōk
3rd pl. past *wōkun
Past ptcple *wakan
Infinitive *wakan
Genitive infin. *wakannjas
Dative infin. *wakannjē
Instrum. infin. *wakannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *waku *wōk
2nd singular *wakiʀi *wōkī
3rd singular *wakidi *wōk
1st plural *wakum *wōkum
2nd plural *wakid *wōkud
3rd plural *wakand *wōkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wakē *wōkī
2nd singular *wakēs *wōkī
3rd singular *wakē *wōkī
1st plural *wakēm *wōkīm
2nd plural *wakēþ *wōkīd
3rd plural *wakēn *wōkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wak
Plural *wakid
Present Past
Participle *wakandī *wakan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: wacan
    • Middle English: waken