Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/likkōną

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 Pre-Germanic *liǵʰnéh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (to lick). Cognate with Latin lingō (lick, verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlik.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*likkōną

  1. to lick

Inflection

The original paradigm likely consisted of two stem variants, *likk- and *lig-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *likkō *likkǭ *likkōi ?
2nd singular *likkōsi *likkōs *likkō *likkōsai *likkōsau
3rd singular *likkōþi *likkō *likkōþau *likkōþai *likkōþau
1st dual *likkōs *likkōw
2nd dual *likkōþiz *likkōþiz *likkōþiz
1st plural *likkōmaz *likkōm *likkōnþai *likkōnþau
2nd plural *likkōþ *likkōþ *likkōþ *likkōnþai *likkōnþau
3rd plural *likkōnþi *likkōn *likkōnþau *likkōnþai *likkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *likkōdǭ *likkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *likkōdēz *likkōdēdīz
3rd singular *likkōdē *likkōdēdī
1st dual *likkōdēdū *likkōdēdīw
2nd dual *likkōdēdudiz *likkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *likkōdēdum *likkōdēdīm
2nd plural *likkōdēdud *likkōdēdīd
3rd plural *likkōdēdun *likkōdēdīn
present past
participles *likkōndz *likkōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *likkōn
    • Old English: liccian
    • Old Frisian: *likkia, *likja
    • Old Saxon: likkōn, lekkōn
      • Middle Low German: licken, lecken
        • Low German: licken
        • Danish: likke
    • Old Dutch: leccon
    • Old High German: leccōn, lechhōn, lechōn
    • ? Old French: lekier, lescher, lechier, lecher
    • ? Occitan: lecar, lechar
    • ? Italian: leccare