Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þikkwēn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *þikkwī (thick) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*þikkwēn

  1. to become thick, to grow dense

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *þikkwēn
1st sg. past *þikkw?dā
Infinitive *þikkwēn
Genitive infin. *þikkwēnijas
Dative infin. *þikkwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *þikkwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þikkwē *þikkw?dā
2nd singular *þikkwēs *þikkw?dēs, *þikkw?dēs
3rd singular *þikkwēþ *þikkw?dē, *þikkw?dā
1st plural *þikkwēm *þikkw?dum
2nd plural *þikkwēþ *þikkw?dud
3rd plural *þikkwēnþ *þikkw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þikkwē *þikkw?dī
2nd singular *þikkwēs *þikkw?dī
3rd singular *þikkwē *þikkw?dī
1st plural *þikkwēm *þikkw?dīm
2nd plural *þikkwēþ *þikkw?dīd
3rd plural *þikkwēn *þikkw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þikkwē
Plural *þikkwēþ
Present Past
Participle *þikkwēndī *þikkw?d

Descendants

  • Old English: þiccian
    • Middle English: thikken, thykken, þikken, þicken, thicke
      • English: thick (archaic)
      • Scots: thik
  • Old Frisian: *thikkia, *thiukkia
    • Saterland Frisian: tjukje
    • West Frisian: tjsokje
  • Old Saxon: *thikkōn
  • Old Dutch: *thiccon
  • Old High German: dikkēn