Reconstruction:Old English/þocian

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þokōn, from Proto-Germanic *þukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewk- (“to push”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθo.ki.ɑn/

Verb

*þocian

  1. to move, get out of the way

Conjugation

Conjugation of *þocian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *þocian *þocienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *þociġe *þocode
second person singular *þocast *þocodest
third person singular *þocaþ *þocode
plural *þociaþ *þocodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *þociġe *þocode
plural *þociġen *þocoden
imperative
singular *þoca
plural *þociaþ
participle present past
*þociende (ġe)*þocod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒? Middle English: thoke (also possibly from Old Norse þoka (“to move, budge”))
    • ⇒ English: thokish (dialectal)
    • ⇒ English: thoky (dialectal)
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