Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aikaną

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 1

Derived from *aiganą (to own).[1]

Verb

*aikaną[1]

  1. to make one's own, claim
Inflection
Conjugation of (strong class 7a)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *aikō *aikaų *aikai ?
2nd singular *aikizi *aikaiz *aik *aikazai *aikaizau
3rd singular *aikidi *aikai *aikadau *aikadai *aikaidau
1st dual *aikōz *aikaiw
2nd dual *aikadiz *aikaidiz *aikadiz
1st plural *aikamaz *aikaim *aikandai *aikaindau
2nd plural *aikid *aikaid *aikid *aikandai *aikaindau
3rd plural *aikandi *aikain *aikandau *aikandai *aikaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *eaik *eaikį̄
2nd singular *eaiht *eaikīz
3rd singular *eaik *eaikī
1st dual *eaikū *eaikīw
2nd dual *eaikudiz *eaikīdiz
1st plural *eaikum *eaikīm
2nd plural *eaikud *eaikīd
3rd plural *eaikun *eaikīn
present past
participles *aikandz *aikanaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *aikan
    • Old High German: *eihhan (in ineihhan)
  • Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (*aikan) (in 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (afaikan))

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *oyk- (to be out of tune, be grumpy or cranky).

Verb

*aikaną

  1. to rage, be violent
Inflection
Conjugation of (strong class 7a)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *aikō *aikaų *aikai ?
2nd singular *aikizi *aikaiz *aik *aikazai *aikaizau
3rd singular *aikidi *aikai *aikadau *aikadai *aikaidau
1st dual *aikōz *aikaiw
2nd dual *aikadiz *aikaidiz *aikadiz
1st plural *aikamaz *aikaim *aikandai *aikaindau
2nd plural *aikid *aikaid *aikid *aikandai *aikaindau
3rd plural *aikandi *aikain *aikandau *aikandai *aikaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *eaik *eaikį̄
2nd singular *eaiht *eaikīz
3rd singular *eaik *eaikī
1st dual *eaikū *eaikīw
2nd dual *eaikudiz *eaikīdiz
1st plural *eaikum *eaikīm
2nd plural *eaikud *eaikīd
3rd plural *eaikun *eaikīn
present past
participles *aikandz *aikanaz
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *aikan
    • Proto-West Germanic: *aikulōn
  • Old Norse: eikinn (past participle)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aikan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 10