Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/melukōną

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 *meluks (milk) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.lu.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*melukōną

  1. to milk
  2. to give milk

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *melukō *melukǭ *melukōi ?
2nd singular *melukōsi *melukōs *melukō *melukōsai *melukōsau
3rd singular *melukōþi *melukō *melukōþau *melukōþai *melukōþau
1st dual *melukōs *melukōw
2nd dual *melukōþiz *melukōþiz *melukōþiz
1st plural *melukōmaz *melukōm *melukōnþai *melukōnþau
2nd plural *melukōþ *melukōþ *melukōþ *melukōnþai *melukōnþau
3rd plural *melukōnþi *melukōn *melukōnþau *melukōnþai *melukōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *melukōdǭ *melukōdēdį̄
2nd singular *melukōdēz *melukōdēdīz
3rd singular *melukōdē *melukōdēdī
1st dual *melukōdēdū *melukōdēdīw
2nd dual *melukōdēdudiz *melukōdēdīdiz
1st plural *melukōdēdum *melukōdēdīm
2nd plural *melukōdēdud *melukōdēdīd
3rd plural *melukōdēdun *melukōdēdīn
present past
participles *melukōndz *melukōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *melukōn
    • Old English: meolcian, milcian
    • Old Frisian: *melokia, *melkia
      • West Frisian: melkje, meltsje
    • Old Saxon: *melkōn
  • Old Norse: mjǫlka, molka, mjólka