Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōkōną

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 *bōks (letter, written message) +‎ *-ōną.

Verb

*bōkōną

  1. to book (i.e. make a book, put in a book, write a book, etc.)

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bōkō *bōkǭ *bōkōi ?
2nd singular *bōkōsi *bōkōs *bōkō *bōkōsai *bōkōsau
3rd singular *bōkōþi *bōkō *bōkōþau *bōkōþai *bōkōþau
1st dual *bōkōs *bōkōw
2nd dual *bōkōþiz *bōkōþiz *bōkōþiz
1st plural *bōkōmaz *bōkōm *bōkōnþai *bōkōnþau
2nd plural *bōkōþ *bōkōþ *bōkōþ *bōkōnþai *bōkōnþau
3rd plural *bōkōnþi *bōkōn *bōkōnþau *bōkōnþai *bōkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bōkōdǭ *bōkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *bōkōdēz *bōkōdēdīz
3rd singular *bōkōdē *bōkōdēdī
1st dual *bōkōdēdū *bōkōdēdīw
2nd dual *bōkōdēdudiz *bōkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *bōkōdēdum *bōkōdēdīm
2nd plural *bōkōdēdud *bōkōdēdīd
3rd plural *bōkōdēdun *bōkōdēdīn
present past
participles *bōkōndz *bōkōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bōkōn
    • Old English: bōcian
      • Middle English: booken, boken
    • Old Frisian: bōkia
    • Old Saxon: *bōkon
    • Old Dutch: *buocon
    • Old High German: *buohhōn, *buochōn
      • Middle High German: buochen
  • Old Norse: bóka