Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smaikōn

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-Indo-European *smēyg- (“fine, delicate”), from *smē- (“to smear, wipe, rub”). See the descendant German schmeicheln for more.

Verb

*smaikōn

  1. to stroke, caress
  2. to flatter
  3. to beg, implore

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *smaikōn
1st sg. past *smaikōdā
Infinitive *smaikōn
Genitive infin. *smaikōnijas
Dative infin. *smaikōnijē
Instrum. infin. *smaikōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smaikō *smaikōdā
2nd singular *smaikōs *smaikōdēs, *smaikōdōs
3rd singular *smaikōþ *smaikōdē, *smaikōdā
1st plural *smaikōm *smaikōdum
2nd plural *smaikōþ *smaikōdud
3rd plural *smaikōnþ *smaikōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smaikō *smaikōdī
2nd singular *smaikōs *smaikōdī
3rd singular *smaikō *smaikōdī
1st plural *smaikōm *smaikōdīm
2nd plural *smaikōþ *smaikōdīd
3rd plural *smaikōn *smaikōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smaikō
Plural *smaikōþ
Present Past
Participle *smaikōndī *smaikōd

Derived terms

  • *smaikul
    • Old Saxon: *smēkul
      • Middle Low German: smêkel, smeikel
    • Old Dutch: *smēkul
      • Middle Dutch: smekel
    • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *smaikulōn
      • Old Frisian: *smākelia, *smēkelia
        • Saterland Frisian: smekelje
      • Old Saxon: *smēkulōn
        • Middle Low German: *smêkelen, *smeikelen, smêchelen, smeichelen
          • German Low German: smeicheln
      • Old Dutch: *smēkulon
        • Middle Dutch: *smekelen
          • ⇒ Middle Dutch: smekelinge
      • Old High German: *smeihhalōn, *smeichalōn
        • Middle High German: smeichelen, smeicheln
          • German: schmeicheln
            • → Saterland Frisian: smaichelje
          • ⇒ Middle High German: smeichelunge
            • German: Schmeichlung

Descendants

  • Old English: smācian
  • Old Frisian: *smākia, *smēkia
    • Saterland Frisian: smookje, smeekje
    • West Frisian: smeekje
  • Old Saxon: *smēkōn
    • Middle Low German: smêken, smeiken, smêchen, smeichen
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: smêkinge, smeikinge
        • → Middle English: smekynge
  • Old Dutch: *smēkon
  • Old High German: *smeihhōn, *smeichōn
    • Middle High German: smeichen
      • German: schmeichen
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