Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/melkaną

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 *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*melkaną[1][2]

  1. to milk (get milk from an animal)

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *melkō *melkaų — *melkai ?
2nd singular *milkizi *melkaiz *melk *melkazai *melkaizau
3rd singular *milkidi *melkai *melkadau *melkadai *melkaidau
1st dual *melkōz *melkaiw — — —
2nd dual *melkadiz *melkaidiz *melkadiz — —
1st plural *melkamaz *melkaim — *melkandai *melkaindau
2nd plural *milkid *melkaid *milkid *melkandai *melkaindau
3rd plural *melkandi *melkain *melkandau *melkandai *melkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *malk *mulkį̄
2nd singular *malht *mulkīz
3rd singular *malk *mulkī
1st dual *mulkū *mulkīw
2nd dual *mulkudiz *mulkīdiz
1st plural *mulkum *mulkīm
2nd plural *mulkud *mulkīd
3rd plural *mulkun *mulkīn
present past
participles *melkandz *mulkanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *melkan

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mel(u)kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 364-365
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*melkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 266-267
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