Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leskan

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 *leskaną.

Verb

*leskan

1. to cease, to stop
2. to quench

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*leskan
1st sg. past	*lask
3rd pl. past	*luskun
Past ptcple	*loskan
Infinitive	*leskan
Genitive infin.	*leskannjas
Dative infin.	*leskannjē
Instrum. infin.	*leskannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*lesku	*lask
2nd singular	*liskiʀi	*luskī
3rd singular	*liskidi	*lask
1st plural	*leskum	*luskum
2nd plural	*liskid	*luskud
3rd plural	*leskand	*luskun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*leskē	*luskī
2nd singular	*leskēs	*luskī
3rd singular	*leskē	*luskī
1st plural	*leskēm	*luskīm
2nd plural	*leskēþ	*luskīd
3rd plural	*leskēn	*luskīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*lisk
Plural	*liskid
	Present	Past
Participle	*leskandī	*loskan

Related terms

• *laskijan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: leskan
  • Middle Low German: leschen
• Old Dutch: *lescan
  • Middle Dutch: lesschen
    • Dutch: lessen
• Old High German: leskan
  • Middle High German: leschen
    • German: löschen
    • Yiddish: לעשן (leshn)