Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snakkōną

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 *snak- +‎ *-kōną.

Verb

*snakkōną

  1. to blow continually, be windy
  2. to boast; chatter, jabber
  3. to smack the lips
  4. to snap at

Inflection

Conjugation of *snakkōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snakkō *snakkǭ — *snakkōi ?
2nd singular *snakkōsi *snakkōs *snakkō *snakkōsai *snakkōsau
3rd singular *snakkōþi *snakkō *snakkōþau *snakkōþai *snakkōþau
1st dual *snakkōs *snakkōw — — —
2nd dual *snakkōþiz *snakkōþiz *snakkōþiz — —
1st plural *snakkōmaz *snakkōm — *snakkōnþai *snakkōnþau
2nd plural *snakkōþ *snakkōþ *snakkōþ *snakkōnþai *snakkōnþau
3rd plural *snakkōnþi *snakkōn *snakkōnþau *snakkōnþai *snakkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snakkōdǭ *snakkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *snakkōdēz *snakkōdēdīz
3rd singular *snakkōdē *snakkōdēdī
1st dual *snakkōdēdū *snakkōdēdīw
2nd dual *snakkōdēdudiz *snakkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *snakkōdēdum *snakkōdēdīm
2nd plural *snakkōdēdud *snakkōdēdīd
3rd plural *snakkōdēdun *snakkōdēdīn
present past
participles *snakkōndz *snakkōdaz
  • *snakjaną (“to desire, snatch”)
  • *snakǭ
    • Proto-West Germanic: *snakā
      • Old Frisian: snake (“jaw”)
      • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *snakikā (diminutive)
        • Old English: *snecce (“clasp”)
          • Middle English: snekke, snek, sneke
          • → Latin: snecka (Anglo-Latin)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snakkōn
    • Old Frisian: *snakkia
      • West Frisian: snakje, snakke (“to talk, chat”)
    • Old Saxon: *snakkōn
    • Old Dutch: *snakkon
      • Middle Dutch: snacken (“to babble, talk”)
        • Dutch: snakken (“to talk, chatter, gossip”) (dialectal)
    • Old High German: *snakkōn
      • Middle High German: snacken (possibly from Low German)
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