Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wakāną

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 *weǵ- (to wake, be strong). Equivalent to *wakaną (to wake up) +‎ *-āną.[1]

    Verb

    *wakāną[1]

    1. (intransitive) to wake, to be awake

    Inflection

    Conjugation of (weak class 3)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *wakō ? ? ?
    2nd singular *wakaisi ? *wakai *wakāsai ?
    3rd singular *wakaiþi ? *wakāþau *wakāþai ?
    1st dual *wakōs ?
    2nd dual *wakāþiz ? *wakāþiz
    1st plural *wakāmaz ? *wakānþai ?
    2nd plural *wakaiþ ? *wakaiþ *wakānþai ?
    3rd plural *wakānþi ? *wakānþau *wakānþai ?
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *wakadǭ *wakadēdį̄
    2nd singular *wakadēz *wakadēdīz
    3rd singular *wakadē *wakadēdī
    1st dual *wakadēdū *wakadēdīw
    2nd dual *wakadēdudiz *wakadēdīdiz
    1st plural *wakadēdum *wakadēdīm
    2nd plural *wakadēdud *wakadēdīd
    3rd plural *wakadēdun *wakadēdīn
    present past
    participles *wakāndz *wakadaz

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wakēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441/442