Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/markōną

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 *marką (“mark, sign, stamp”) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*markōną[1]

  1. to mark
  2. to notice

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *markō *markǭ — *markōi ?
2nd singular *markōsi *markōs *markō *markōsai *markōsau
3rd singular *markōþi *markō *markōþau *markōþai *markōþau
1st dual *markōs *markōw — — —
2nd dual *markōþiz *markōþiz *markōþiz — —
1st plural *markōmaz *markōm — *markōnþai *markōnþau
2nd plural *markōþ *markōþ *markōþ *markōnþai *markōnþau
3rd plural *markōnþi *markōn *markōnþau *markōnþai *markōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *markōdǭ *markōdēdį̄
2nd singular *markōdēz *markōdēdīz
3rd singular *markōdē *markōdēdī
1st dual *markōdēdū *markōdēdīw
2nd dual *markōdēdudiz *markōdēdīdiz
1st plural *markōdēdum *markōdēdīm
2nd plural *markōdēdud *markōdēdīd
3rd plural *markōdēdun *markōdēdīn
present past
participles *markōndz *markōdaz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *markōn
    • Old English: mearcian
      • Middle English: marken, merken
    • Old Frisian: merkia
    • Old Saxon: markon
    • Old High German: markōn
    • → Old French: marchier
  • Old Norse: marka

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*markōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
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