Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþasinkwan

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 *unþa- (away) +‎ *sinkwan (to sink).

Verb

*unþasinkwan

  1. to sink away, drop

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *unþasinkwan
1st sg. past *unþasankw
3rd pl. past *unþasunkun
Past ptcple *unþasunkan
Infinitive *unþasinkwan
Genitive infin. *unþasinkwannjas
Dative infin. *unþasinkwannjē
Instrum. infin. *unþasinkwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *unþasinku *unþasankw
2nd singular *unþasinkwiʀi *unþasunkī
3rd singular *unþasinkwidi *unþasankw
1st plural *unþasinkum *unþasunkum
2nd plural *unþasinkwid *unþasunkud
3rd plural *unþasinkwand *unþasunkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *unþasinkwē *unþasunkī
2nd singular *unþasinkwēs *unþasunkī
3rd singular *unþasinkwē *unþasunkī
1st plural *unþasinkwēm *unþasunkīm
2nd plural *unþasinkwēþ *unþasunkīd
3rd plural *unþasinkwēn *unþasunkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *unþasinkw
Plural *unþasinkwid
Present Past
Participle *unþasinkwandī *unþasunkan

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *undsinka
    • West Frisian: ûntsinke
  • Old Saxon: *andsinkan
    • Middle Low German: entsinken
  • Old Dutch: *antsincan
    • Middle Dutch: ontsinken, onssinken
  • Old High German: *intsinkan
    • Middle High German: entsinken
      • German: entsinken (archaic)