Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/akan

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 Proto-Germanic *akaną.

Verb

*akan

to ache

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive	*akan
1st sg. past	*ōk
3rd pl. past	*ōkun
Past ptcple	*akan
Infinitive	*akan
Genitive infin.	*akannjas
Dative infin.	*akannjē
Instrum. infin.	*akannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*aku	*ōk
2nd singular	*akiʀi	*ōkī
3rd singular	*akidi	*ōk
1st plural	*akum	*ōkum
2nd plural	*akid	*ōkud
3rd plural	*akand	*ōkun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*akē	*ōkī
2nd singular	*akēs	*ōkī
3rd singular	*akē	*ōkī
1st plural	*akēm	*ōkīm
2nd plural	*akēþ	*ōkīd
3rd plural	*akēn	*ōkīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*ak
Plural	*akid
	Present	Past
Participle	*akandī	*akan

Descendants

Old English: acan
- Middle English: aken, ake, eken
  - English: ache
  - Scots: yawk
  - Yola: aake
Old Frisian: *aka
- Saterland Frisian: ääke, eeke
Old Saxon: *akan
- Middle Low German: aken
  - Low German: aken, äken, achen
Old Dutch: *akan
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: ākel
  - ⇒ Dutch: akelig