Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/markōną

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 *marką (mark, sign, stamp) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.kɔː.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *markōną[1]

    1. to mark
    2. to notice

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *markōną (weak class 2)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *markō *markǭ *markōi ?
    2nd singular *markōsi *markōs *markō *markōsai *markōsau
    3rd singular *markōþi *markō *markōþau *markōþai *markōþau
    1st dual *markōs *markōw
    2nd dual *markōþiz *markōþiz *markōþiz
    1st plural *markōmaz *markōm *markōnþai *markōnþau
    2nd plural *markōþ *markōþ *markōþ *markōnþai *markōnþau
    3rd plural *markōnþi *markōn *markōnþau *markōnþai *markōnþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *markōdǭ *markōdēdį̄
    2nd singular *markōdēz *markōdēdīz
    3rd singular *markōdē *markōdēdī
    1st dual *markōdēdū *markōdēdīw
    2nd dual *markōdēdudiz *markōdēdīdiz
    1st plural *markōdēdum *markōdēdīm
    2nd plural *markōdēdud *markōdēdīd
    3rd plural *markōdēdun *markōdēdīn
    present past
    participles *markōndz *markōdaz

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *markōn
      • Old English: mearcian
        • Middle English: marken, merken
      • Old Frisian: merkia
      • Old Saxon: markon
      • Old High German: markōn
      • Old French: marchier
    • Old Norse: marka

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*markōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262