Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sōkijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti, from *seh₂g- (to seek out).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *sōkijaną

    1. to seek, look for

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *sōkijaną (weak class 1 j-present)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *sōkijō *sōkijaų *sōkijai ?
    2nd singular *sōkīsi *sōkijais *sōkī *sōkijasai *sōkijaisau
    3rd singular *sōkīþi *sōkijai *sōkijaþau *sōkijaþai *sōkijaiþau
    1st dual *sōkijōs *sōkijaiw
    2nd dual *sōkijaþiz *sōkijaiþiz *sōkijaþiz
    1st plural *sōkijamaz *sōkijaim *sōkijanþai *sōkijainþau
    2nd plural *sōkīþ *sōkijaiþ *sōkīþ *sōkijanþai *sōkijainþau
    3rd plural *sōkijanþi *sōkijain *sōkijanþau *sōkijanþai *sōkijainþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *sōhtǭ *sōhtēdį̄
    2nd singular *sōhtēz *sōhtēdīz
    3rd singular *sōhtē *sōhtēdī
    1st dual *sōhtēdū *sōhtēdīw
    2nd dual *sōhtēdudiz *sōhtēdīdiz
    1st plural *sōhtēdum *sōhtēdīm
    2nd plural *sōhtēdud *sōhtēdīd
    3rd plural *sōhtēdun *sōhtēdīn
    present past
    participles *sōkijandz *sōkidaz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    From pre-Proto-Germanic *sākija-:

    • Proto-Finnic: *hakëdak (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*sōkjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 464