Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/anakweman

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 *anakwemaną. Equivalent to *ana- +‎ *kweman.

Verb

*anakweman

  1. to come (to), to arrive, to oncome
  2. to approach, to reach, to attack

Inflection

Strong class 4
Infinitive *anakweman
1st sg. past *anakwam
3rd pl. past *anakwāmun
Past ptcple *anakuman
Infinitive *anakweman
Genitive infin. *anakwemannjas
Dative infin. *anakwemannjē
Instrum. infin. *anakwemannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *anakwemu *anakwam
2nd singular *anakwimiʀi *anakwāmī
3rd singular *anakwimidi *anakwam
1st plural *anakwemum *anakwāmum
2nd plural *anakwimid *anakwāmud
3rd plural *anakwemand *anakwāmun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *anakwemē *anakwāmī
2nd singular *anakwemēs *anakwāmī
3rd singular *anakwemē *anakwāmī
1st plural *anakwemēm *anakwāmīm
2nd plural *anakwemēþ *anakwāmīd
3rd plural *anakwemēn *anakwāmīn
Imperative Present
Singular *anakwim
Plural *anakwimid
Present Past
Participle *anakwemandī *anakuman

Descendants

  • Old English: ancuman
    • Middle English: oncomen
  • Old Frisian: onkuma
  • Old Saxon: ankuman
    • Middle Low German: ankōmen, anekōmen
  • Old Dutch: *anakuman
  • Old High German: anaqueman
    • Middle High German: anekomen