Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finkaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *penk-. The current form with -k- was influenced by the iteratives, the presumed primary form *finhaną is unattested.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiŋ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*finkaną[1]

  1. to sparkle, to burn

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *finkō *finkaų *finkai ?
2nd singular *finkizi *finkaiz *fink *finkazai *finkaizau
3rd singular *finkidi *finkai *finkadau *finkadai *finkaidau
1st dual *finkōz *finkaiw
2nd dual *finkadiz *finkaidiz *finkadiz
1st plural *finkamaz *finkaim *finkandai *finkaindau
2nd plural *finkid *finkaid *finkid *finkandai *finkaindau
3rd plural *finkandi *finkain *finkandau *finkandai *finkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fank *funkį̄
2nd singular *fanht *funkīz
3rd singular *fank *funkī
1st dual *funkū *funkīw
2nd dual *funkudiz *funkīdiz
1st plural *funkum *funkīm
2nd plural *funkud *funkīd
3rd plural *funkun *funkīn
present past
participles *finkandz *funkanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *finkan
    • Old Dutch: *finkan
    • Old High German: *finkan
      • Old High German: *finklōn

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*finkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141