Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/takan

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 Proto-Germanic *takaną, an alteration of *tākaną, a variant of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch, grab, take”).

Verb

*takan

  1. to touch
  2. to grab, take

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive *takan
1st sg. past *tōk
3rd pl. past *tōkun
Past ptcple *takan
Infinitive *takan
Genitive infin. *takannjas
Dative infin. *takannjē
Instrum. infin. *takannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *taku *tōk
2nd singular *takiʀi *tōkī
3rd singular *takidi *tōk
1st plural *takum *tōkum
2nd plural *takid *tōkud
3rd plural *takand *tōkun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *takē *tōkī
2nd singular *takēs *tōkī
3rd singular *takē *tōkī
1st plural *takēm *tōkīm
2nd plural *takēþ *tōkīd
3rd plural *takēn *tōkīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tak
Plural *takid
Present Past
Participle *takandī *takan

Derived terms

  • *takl

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *taka
  • Old Saxon: *takan
    • Middle Low German: *tāken, tacken
  • Old Dutch: *takan
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