Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lakjaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *lekaną (to leak) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑk.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lakjaną

  1. to make wet; moisten

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lakjō *lakjaų *lakjai ?
2nd singular *lakisi *lakjais *laki *lakjasai *lakjaisau
3rd singular *lakiþi *lakjai *lakjaþau *lakjaþai *lakjaiþau
1st dual *lakjōs *lakjaiw
2nd dual *lakjaþiz *lakjaiþiz *lakjaþiz
1st plural *lakjamaz *lakjaim *lakjanþai *lakjainþau
2nd plural *lakiþ *lakjaiþ *lakiþ *lakjanþai *lakjainþau
3rd plural *lakjanþi *lakjain *lakjanþau *lakjanþai *lakjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lakidǭ *lakidēdį̄
2nd singular *lakidēz *lakidēdīz
3rd singular *lakidē *lakidēdī
1st dual *lakidēdū *lakidēdīw
2nd dual *lakidēdudiz *lakidēdīdiz
1st plural *lakidēdum *lakidēdīm
2nd plural *lakidēdud *lakidēdīd
3rd plural *lakidēdun *lakidēdīn
present past
participles *lakjandz *lakidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lakkjan
    • Old English: leċċan
      • Middle English: *lecchen, *lechen
    • Old Frisian: *letza, lekka
    • Old Saxon: *lekkian
      • Middle Low German: lecken, legkken
        • German Low German: lecken
        • Danish: lække
    • Old Dutch: *lecken
    • Old High German: lekken, lecken