Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talkōn

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 *talōn +‎ *-ukōn (frequentative suffix); or alternatively a denominal from *taluk (“short story, summary, chat”), diminutive of *talu (“account, tale”).

Verb

*talkōn

1. to talk, chatter

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*talkōn
1st sg. past	*talkōdā
Infinitive	*talkōn
Genitive infin.	*talkōnijas
Dative infin.	*talkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*talkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*talkō	*talkōdā
2nd singular	*talkōs	*talkōdēs, *talkōdōs
3rd singular	*talkōþ	*talkōdē, *talkōdā
1st plural	*talkōm	*talkōdum
2nd plural	*talkōþ	*talkōdud
3rd plural	*talkōnþ	*talkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*talkō	*talkōdī
2nd singular	*talkōs	*talkōdī
3rd singular	*talkō	*talkōdī
1st plural	*talkōm	*talkōdīm
2nd plural	*talkōþ	*talkōdīd
3rd plural	*talkōn	*talkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*talkō
Plural	*talkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*talkōndī	*talkōd

Alternative reconstructions

• *talukōn

Descendants

• Old English: *tealcian
  • Middle English: talkien, talken
    • English: talk
      • → Dutch: talken
    • Scots: talk
• Old Frisian: *talkia
  • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Toalke (“gossiper, chatterer, chatterbox”)
• Old Saxon: *talkōn
  • Middle Low German: *talken, *tālken
    • German Low German: taalken