Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taiknijaną

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 *taikną (sign, token, symbol) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯k.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*taiknijaną

  1. to show, point

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *taiknijō *taiknijaų *taiknijai ?
2nd singular *taiknīsi *taiknijais *taiknī *taiknijasai *taiknijaisau
3rd singular *taiknīþi *taiknijai *taiknijaþau *taiknijaþai *taiknijaiþau
1st dual *taiknijōs *taiknijaiw
2nd dual *taiknijaþiz *taiknijaiþiz *taiknijaþiz
1st plural *taiknijamaz *taiknijaim *taiknijanþai *taiknijainþau
2nd plural *taiknīþ *taiknijaiþ *taiknīþ *taiknijanþai *taiknijainþau
3rd plural *taiknijanþi *taiknijain *taiknijanþau *taiknijanþai *taiknijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *taiknidǭ *taiknidēdį̄
2nd singular *taiknidēz *taiknidēdīz
3rd singular *taiknidē *taiknidēdī
1st dual *taiknidēdū *taiknidēdīw
2nd dual *taiknidēdudiz *taiknidēdīdiz
1st plural *taiknidēdum *taiknidēdīm
2nd plural *taiknidēdud *taiknidēdīd
3rd plural *taiknidēdun *taiknidēdīn
present past
participles *taiknijandz *taiknidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *taiknijan
    • Old English: tǣcnan
    • Old Saxon: tēknian
    • Old Dutch: *tēknen
    • Old High German: zeihhanen, zeichanen, zeihnen
      • Middle High German: zeichenen
  • Old Norse: teikna
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taiknjan)