Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pikkōną

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

Unknown; from a stem *pikk-, of apparently imitative origin, +‎ *-ōną. Compare Proto-Germanic *bikjaną, but also Latin beccus and Latin bucca.

Verb

*pikkōną

  1. to pick, peck, prick

Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *pikk- against *pik-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *pikkō *pikkǭ *pikkōi ?
2nd singular *pikkōsi *pikkōs *pikkō *pikkōsai *pikkōsau
3rd singular *pikkōþi *pikkō *pikkōþau *pikkōþai *pikkōþau
1st dual *pikkōs *pikkōw
2nd dual *pikkōþiz *pikkōþiz *pikkōþiz
1st plural *pikkōmaz *pikkōm *pikkōnþai *pikkōnþau
2nd plural *pikkōþ *pikkōþ *pikkōþ *pikkōnþai *pikkōnþau
3rd plural *pikkōnþi *pikkōn *pikkōnþau *pikkōnþai *pikkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *pikkōdǭ *pikkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *pikkōdēz *pikkōdēdīz
3rd singular *pikkōdē *pikkōdēdī
1st dual *pikkōdēdū *pikkōdēdīw
2nd dual *pikkōdēdudiz *pikkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *pikkōdēdum *pikkōdēdīm
2nd plural *pikkōdēdud *pikkōdēdīd
3rd plural *pikkōdēdun *pikkōdēdīn
present past
participles *pikkōndz *pikkōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *pikkōn
    • Old English: *piccian, *pīcian, pȳcan
    • Old Saxon: *pikkōn
    • Old Dutch: *pikken
    • Old High German: picchen
    • Vulgar Latin: *piccō (to strike, sting) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: pikka