Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bistalkōną

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 *bi- +‎ *stalkōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ˈstal.kɔ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bistalkōną

1. to stalk at (someone)
2. to move stealthily

Inflection

Conjugation of *bistalkōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bistalkō	*bistalkǭ	—	*bistalkōi	?
2nd singular	*bistalkōsi	*bistalkōs	*bistalkō	*bistalkōsai	*bistalkōsau
3rd singular	*bistalkōþi	*bistalkō	*bistalkōþau	*bistalkōþai	*bistalkōþau
1st dual	*bistalkōs	*bistalkōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*bistalkōþiz	*bistalkōþiz	*bistalkōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*bistalkōmaz	*bistalkōm	—	*bistalkōnþai	*bistalkōnþau
2nd plural	*bistalkōþ	*bistalkōþ	*bistalkōþ	*bistalkōnþai	*bistalkōnþau
3rd plural	*bistalkōnþi	*bistalkōn	*bistalkōnþau	*bistalkōnþai	*bistalkōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bistalkōdǭ	*bistalkōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*bistalkōdēz	*bistalkōdēdīz
3rd singular	*bistalkōdē	*bistalkōdēdī
1st dual	*bistalkōdēdū	*bistalkōdēdīw
2nd dual	*bistalkōdēdudiz	*bistalkōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*bistalkōdēdum	*bistalkōdēdīm
2nd plural	*bistalkōdēdud	*bistalkōdēdīd
3rd plural	*bistalkōdēdun	*bistalkōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*bistalkōndz	*bistalkōdaz

Descendants

• Old English: *bestealcian
  • Middle English: bistalken?, bestalken?
    • English: bestalk?
• Old Dutch: *bistalkon?
  • Middle Dutch: bestalken?
    • Dutch: bestalken