Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līkijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *līkiją (“shape, appearance”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*līkijaną[1]

  1. to make similar to, to make alike, to even
  2. to compare

Inflection

Conjugation of *līkijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *līkijō *līkijaų — *līkijai ?
2nd singular *līkīsi *līkijais *līkī *līkijasai *līkijaisau
3rd singular *līkīþi *līkijai *līkijaþau *līkijaþai *līkijaiþau
1st dual *līkijōs *līkijaiw — — —
2nd dual *līkijaþiz *līkijaiþiz *līkijaþiz — —
1st plural *līkijamaz *līkijaim — *līkijanþai *līkijainþau
2nd plural *līkīþ *līkijaiþ *līkīþ *līkijanþai *līkijainþau
3rd plural *līkijanþi *līkijain *līkijanþau *līkijanþai *līkijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *līkidǭ *līkidēdį̄
2nd singular *līkidēz *līkidēdīz
3rd singular *līkidē *līkidēdī
1st dual *līkidēdū *līkidēdīw
2nd dual *līkidēdudiz *līkidēdīdiz
1st plural *līkidēdum *līkidēdīm
2nd plural *līkidēdud *līkidēdīd
3rd plural *līkidēdun *līkidēdīn
present past
participles *līkijandz *līkidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *līkijan
    • Old Saxon: līkian
    • Old Dutch: *līken
    • Old High German: līhhen
  • Old Norse: líkja

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*līkjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248
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