Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/farukōn

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 *faran +‎ *-ukōn.

Verb

*farukōn

to move, carry, transport

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*farukōn
1st sg. past	*farukōdā
Infinitive	*farukōn
Genitive infin.	*farukōnijas
Dative infin.	*farukōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*farukōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*farukō	*farukōdā
2nd singular	*farukōs	farukōdēs, farukōdōs
3rd singular	*farukōþ	farukōdē, farukōdā
1st plural	*farukōm	*farukōdum
2nd plural	*farukōþ	*farukōdud
3rd plural	*farukōnþ	*farukōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*farukō	*farukōdī
2nd singular	*farukōs	*farukōdī
3rd singular	*farukō	*farukōdī
1st plural	*farukōm	*farukōdīm
2nd plural	*farukōþ	*farukōdīd
3rd plural	*farukōn	*farukōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*farukō
Plural	*farukōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*farukōndī	*farukōd

Alternative reconstructions

*farikōn

Descendants

Old English: fercian, færcian, ferecian (< *farikōn)
- Middle English: ferken, firken
  - English: firk
  - Scots: ferk
Old Frisian: *farkia
- Saterland Frisian: farkje
- West Frisian: farkje
  - ⇒ West Frisian: farkelje
Old Dutch: *farkon, *ferkon
- Middle Dutch: *varken, *verken
  - ⇒ Dutch: (early Modern Dutch) værkelen, (dialectal) varkelen, veerkelen
Old High German: *ferihōn, *ferhōn
- >? Middle High German: *fergen, *vergen
  - Swabian: fergen, ferken (“to bring, dispatch”)
  - ⇒ Middle High German: verfergen, ververgen (“to lead too far”)