Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wankijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wankijaną (“to sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend”).
Verb
*wankijan
Conjugation
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wankijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wankidā | |
| Infinitive | *wankijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wankijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wankijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wankijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wankiju | *wankidā |
| 2nd singular | *wankisi | *wankidēs, *wankidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wankiþi | *wankidē, *wankidā |
| 1st plural | *wankijum | *wankidum |
| 2nd plural | *wankiþ | *wankidud |
| 3rd plural | *wankijanþ | *wankidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wankijē | *wankidī |
| 2nd singular | *wankijēs | *wankidī |
| 3rd singular | *wankijē | *wankidī |
| 1st plural | *wankijēm | *wankidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wankijēþ | *wankidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wankijēn | *wankidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wanki | |
| Plural | *wankiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wankijandī | *wankid |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old Frisian: *wenka, *wenza
- Old Saxon: wenkian
- Old Dutch: *wenken, winken
- Old High German: wenken
- → Vulgar Latin: *wenchiō
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*wenkjan”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 555