Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dīkaną

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdiː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (to ditch, plant, set up).[1]

Verb

*dīkaną[1](West Germanic)

  1. to try, check
  2. to measure, calibrate
Inflection
Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dīkō *dīkaų *dīkai ?
2nd singular *dīkizi *dīkaiz *dīk *dīkazai *dīkaizau
3rd singular *dīkidi *dīkai *dīkadau *dīkadai *dīkaidau
1st dual *dīkōz *dīkaiw
2nd dual *dīkadiz *dīkaidiz *dīkadiz
1st plural *dīkamaz *dīkaim *dīkandai *dīkaindau
2nd plural *dīkid *dīkaid *dīkid *dīkandai *dīkaindau
3rd plural *dīkandi *dīkain *dīkandau *dīkandai *dīkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *daik *dikį̄
2nd singular *daiht *dikīz
3rd singular *daik *dikī
1st dual *dikū *dikīw
2nd dual *dikudiz *dikīdiz
1st plural *dikum *dikīm
2nd plural *dikud *dikīd
3rd plural *dikun *dikīn
present past
participles *dīkandz *dikanaz
  • *dīkaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *dīkōn
  • *dik(k)ōną
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *dīkan
    • Old Saxon: *dīkan
    • Old Dutch: *dīcan
    • Old High German: *tīhhan

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-n-, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (to form, shape).

Verb

*dīkaną(West Germanic)

  1. to create
  2. to set in motion
Inflection
Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dīkō *dīkaų *dīkai ?
2nd singular *dīkizi *dīkaiz *dīk *dīkazai *dīkaizau
3rd singular *dīkidi *dīkai *dīkadau *dīkadai *dīkaidau
1st dual *dīkōz *dīkaiw
2nd dual *dīkadiz *dīkaidiz *dīkadiz
1st plural *dīkamaz *dīkaim *dīkandai *dīkaindau
2nd plural *dīkid *dīkaid *dīkid *dīkandai *dīkaindau
3rd plural *dīkandi *dīkain *dīkandau *dīkandai *dīkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *daik *dikį̄
2nd singular *daiht *dikīz
3rd singular *daik *dikī
1st dual *dikū *dikīw
2nd dual *dikudiz *dikīdiz
1st plural *dikum *dikīm
2nd plural *dikud *dikīd
3rd plural *dikun *dikīn
present past
participles *dīkandz *dikanaz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *dīkan
    • Old Saxon: *dīkan
      • Middle Low German: dîken (to atone, make amends)
    • Old High German: *tīhhan
      • Middle High German: tīchen (to bring about, initiate; atone, suffer for)
        • German: teichen (to do good, remunerate)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dikan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95