Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bikannijan

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

*bi- +‎ *kannijan

Verb

*bikannijan

  1. to get to know, to be aware of, to recognize, to comprehend

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bikannijan
1st sg. past *bikannidā
Infinitive *bikannijan
Genitive infin. *bikannijannjas
Dative infin. *bikannijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bikannijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bikanniju *bikannidā
2nd singular *bikannisi *bikannidēs, *bikannidōs
3rd singular *bikanniþi *bikannidē, *bikannidā
1st plural *bikannijum *bikannidum
2nd plural *bikanniþ *bikannidud
3rd plural *bikannijanþ *bikannidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bikannijē *bikannidī
2nd singular *bikannijēs *bikannidī
3rd singular *bikannijē *bikannidī
1st plural *bikannijēm *bikannidīm
2nd plural *bikannijēþ *bikannidīd
3rd plural *bikannijēn *bikannidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bikanni
Plural *bikanniþ
Present Past
Participle *bikannijandī *bikannid

Descendants

  • Old English: *bicennan
  • Old Frisian: bekanna, bikanna, bikenna
  • Old Saxon: *bikennian
  • Old Dutch: bikennen
  • Old High German: bikennen
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