Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dūkaną

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

No clear etymology. Possibly related to *duganą (to be fit), if the Pre-Germanic form was *dʰugʰnéh₂-, supposing that the original meaning was "to fall" and evolved to mean "to happen, be fit" (compare German Zufall (to happen, chance)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dūkaną[1]

  1. to duck, to dive under

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dūkō *dūkaų *dūkai ?
2nd singular *dūkizi *dūkaiz *dūk *dūkazai *dūkaizau
3rd singular *dūkidi *dūkai *dūkadau *dūkadai *dūkaidau
1st dual *dūkōz *dūkaiw
2nd dual *dūkadiz *dūkaidiz *dūkadiz
1st plural *dūkamaz *dūkaim *dūkandai *dūkaindau
2nd plural *dūkid *dūkaid *dūkid *dūkandai *dūkaindau
3rd plural *dūkandi *dūkain *dūkandau *dūkandai *dūkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dauk *dukį̄
2nd singular *dauht *dukīz
3rd singular *dauk *dukī
1st dual *dukū *dukīw
2nd dual *dukudiz *dukīdiz
1st plural *dukum *dukīm
2nd plural *dukud *dukīd
3rd plural *dukun *dukīn
present past
participles *dūkandz *dukanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dūkan
    • Old English: *dūcan
    • Old Frisian: dūka
    • Old Saxon: *dūkan
    • Old Dutch: *dūcan
    • Old High German: *tūhhan, *tūchan

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dūkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107