Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlankijan

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 *hlankijaną. Equivalent to *hlank (“flexible, bent”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*hlankijan

  1. to twist, bend, flex

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hlankijan
1st sg. past *hlankidā
Infinitive *hlankijan
Genitive infin. *hlankijannjas
Dative infin. *hlankijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hlankijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hlankiju *hlankidā
2nd singular *hlankisi *hlankidēs, *hlankidōs
3rd singular *hlankiþi *hlankidē, *hlankidā
1st plural *hlankijum *hlankidum
2nd plural *hlankiþ *hlankidud
3rd plural *hlankijanþ *hlankidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hlankijē *hlankidī
2nd singular *hlankijēs *hlankidī
3rd singular *hlankijē *hlankidī
1st plural *hlankijēm *hlankidīm
2nd plural *hlankijēþ *hlankidīd
3rd plural *hlankijēn *hlankidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hlanki
Plural *hlankiþ
Present Past
Participle *hlankijandī *hlankid

Descendants

  • Old English: *hlenċan
    • ⇒ Old English: ġehlenċan
  • Old Saxon: *hlenken
  • Old High German: *lenken
    • Middle High German: lenken
    • ⇒ Old High German: irlenken
      • Middle High German: erlenken
    • ⇒ Old High German: ūzlenken
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