Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taiknōną

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 *taikną (sign, token, symbol) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯k.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*taiknōną

  1. to show, point
  2. to mark

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *taiknō *taiknǭ *taiknōi ?
2nd singular *taiknōsi *taiknōs *taiknō *taiknōsai *taiknōsau
3rd singular *taiknōþi *taiknō *taiknōþau *taiknōþai *taiknōþau
1st dual *taiknōs *taiknōw
2nd dual *taiknōþiz *taiknōþiz *taiknōþiz
1st plural *taiknōmaz *taiknōm *taiknōnþai *taiknōnþau
2nd plural *taiknōþ *taiknōþ *taiknōþ *taiknōnþai *taiknōnþau
3rd plural *taiknōnþi *taiknōn *taiknōnþau *taiknōnþai *taiknōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *taiknōdǭ *taiknōdēdį̄
2nd singular *taiknōdēz *taiknōdēdīz
3rd singular *taiknōdē *taiknōdēdī
1st dual *taiknōdēdū *taiknōdēdīw
2nd dual *taiknōdēdudiz *taiknōdēdīdiz
1st plural *taiknōdēdum *taiknōdēdīm
2nd plural *taiknōdēdud *taiknōdēdīd
3rd plural *taiknōdēdun *taiknōdēdīn
present past
participles *taiknōndz *taiknōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *taiknōn
    • Old English: tācnian
      • Middle English: toknen
        • English: token
        • Scots: taiken
      • Old Norse: tákna
    • Old Frisian: tēknia, tēkena, tēkna
    • Old High German: zeihhanōn, zeichanōn
      • Middle High German: zeichenen
  • Old Norse: teikna