Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flakurōną

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

Alternative forms

  • *flakkurōną

Etymology

From *flakuraz +‎ *-ōną. Perhaps related to the origin of *flōkaną (to strike, beat).[1]

Verb

*flakurōną

  1. to beat repeatedly
  2. to flutter

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *flakurō *flakurǭ *flakurōi ?
2nd singular *flakurōsi *flakurōs *flakurō *flakurōsai *flakurōsau
3rd singular *flakurōþi *flakurō *flakurōþau *flakurōþai *flakurōþau
1st dual *flakurōs *flakurōw
2nd dual *flakurōþiz *flakurōþiz *flakurōþiz
1st plural *flakurōmaz *flakurōm *flakurōnþai *flakurōnþau
2nd plural *flakurōþ *flakurōþ *flakurōþ *flakurōnþai *flakurōnþau
3rd plural *flakurōnþi *flakurōn *flakurōnþau *flakurōnþai *flakurōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *flakurōdǭ *flakurōdēdį̄
2nd singular *flakurōdēz *flakurōdēdīz
3rd singular *flakurōdē *flakurōdēdī
1st dual *flakurōdēdū *flakurōdēdīw
2nd dual *flakurōdēdudiz *flakurōdēdīdiz
1st plural *flakurōdēdum *flakurōdēdīm
2nd plural *flakurōdēdud *flakurōdēdīd
3rd plural *flakurōdēdun *flakurōdēdīn
present past
participles *flakurōndz *flakurōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flakurōn, *flakkurōn
    • Old English: *flacorian
    • Old Frisian: *flakeria
      • Saterland Frisian: flakkerje
      • West Frisian: flakkerje
    • Old Saxon: *flakarōn
      • Middle Low German: *vlakeren, *vlackeren
    • Old Dutch: *flakkuron
      • Middle Dutch: vlackeren
        • Dutch: flakkeren
    • Old High German: *flakkarōn, *flackarōn
  • Old Norse: flǫkra
    • Icelandic: flökra, flögra
    • Faroese: flakra
    • Norwegian: flakre
    • Danish: flagre

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “flakkeren”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute