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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finkaną

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 *penk-. The current form with -k- was influenced by the iteratives, the presumed primary form *finhaną is unattested.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiŋ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*finkaną[1]

  1. to sparkle, to burn

Inflection
Conjugation of *finkaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *finkō*finkaų—*finkai ?
2nd singular *finkizi*finkaiz*fink*finkazai*finkaizau
3rd singular *finkidi*finkai*finkadau*finkadai*finkaidau
1st dual *finkōz*finkaiw———
2nd dual *finkadiz*finkaidiz*finkadiz——
1st plural *finkamaz*finkaim—*finkandai*finkaindau
2nd plural *finkid*finkaid*finkid*finkandai*finkaindau
3rd plural *finkandi*finkain*finkandau*finkandai*finkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fank*funkį̄
2nd singular *fanht*funkīz
3rd singular *fank*funkī
1st dual *funkū*funkīw
2nd dual *funkudiz*funkīdiz
1st plural *funkum*funkīm
2nd plural *funkud*funkīd
3rd plural *funkun*funkīn
present past
participles *finkandz*funkanaz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *finkan
    • Old Dutch: *finkan
    • Old High German: *finkan
      • ⇒ Old High German: *finklōn

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*finkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
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