Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wakan

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 *wakaną.

    Verb

    *wakan

    1. to wake, be awake, arise

    Inflection

    Strong class 6
    Infinitive *wakan
    1st sg. past *wōk
    3rd pl. past *wōkun
    Past ptcple *wakan
    Infinitive *wakan
    Genitive infin. *wakannjas
    Dative infin. *wakannjē
    Instrum. infin. *wakannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *waku *wōk
    2nd singular *wakiʀi *wōkī
    3rd singular *wakidi *wōk
    1st plural *wakum *wōkum
    2nd plural *wakid *wōkud
    3rd plural *wakand *wōkun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *wakē *wōkī
    2nd singular *wakēs *wōkī
    3rd singular *wakē *wōkī
    1st plural *wakēm *wōkīm
    2nd plural *wakēþ *wōkīd
    3rd plural *wakēn *wōkīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *wak
    Plural *wakid
    Present Past
    Participle *wakandī *wakan

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: wacan
      • Middle English: waken