Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mekkōn

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

Verb

*mekkōn

1. to bleat

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*mekkōn
1st sg. past	*mekkōdā
Infinitive	*mekkōn
Genitive infin.	*mekkōnijas
Dative infin.	*mekkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*mekkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*mekkō	*mekkōdā
2nd singular	*mekkōs	*mekkōdēs, *mekkōdōs
3rd singular	*mekkōþ	*mekkōdē, *mekkōdā
1st plural	*mekkōm	*mekkōdum
2nd plural	*mekkōþ	*mekkōdud
3rd plural	*mekkōnþ	*mekkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*mekkō	*mekkōdī
2nd singular	*mekkōs	*mekkōdī
3rd singular	*mekkō	*mekkōdī
1st plural	*mekkōm	*mekkōdīm
2nd plural	*mekkōþ	*mekkōdīd
3rd plural	*mekkōn	*mekkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*mekkō
Plural	*mekkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*mekkōndī	*mekkōd

Descendants

• *mekkō
  • Old High German: *mecko
    • Middle High German: mecke m
• *mekkrōn
  • Old Dutch: *mekkarōn
    • Middle Dutch: *mekkeren
      • Dutch: mekkeren
  • Old High German: *mekkarōn
    • Middle High German: *meckeren
      • German: meckern
• *mekkuttjan
  • Old High German: *mechezzen
    • Middle High German: mechezen, mechzen

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *mekkon
  • Middle Dutch: *mekken
    • Dutch: mekken
      • →⇒? Munsee: meemeekush
      • →⇒? Unami: mèkis