Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīkijan

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 *rīkijaną. Equivalent to *rīkī (“kingdom, realm”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*rīkijan

1. to lord over, govern; rule, reign

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*rīkijan
1st sg. past	*rīkidā
Infinitive	*rīkijan
Genitive infin.	*rīkijannjas
Dative infin.	*rīkijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*rīkijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīkiju	*rīkidā
2nd singular	*rīkisi	*rīkidēs, *rīkidōs
3rd singular	*rīkiþi	*rīkidē, *rīkidā
1st plural	*rīkijum	*rīkidum
2nd plural	*rīkiþ	*rīkidud
3rd plural	*rīkijanþ	*rīkidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*rīkijē	*rīkidī
2nd singular	*rīkijēs	*rīkidī
3rd singular	*rīkijē	*rīkidī
1st plural	*rīkijēm	*rīkidīm
2nd plural	*rīkijēþ	*rīkidīd
3rd plural	*rīkijēn	*rīkidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*rīki
Plural	*rīkiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*rīkijandī	*rīkid

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *rīkian
  • Middle Low German: rîken, rîchen (“to rule, govern”)
• Old High German: *rīhhen
  • Middle High German: rīchen, riechen (“to rule, govern”)
  • ⇒ Old High German: girīhhan (a strong verb, possibly analogical)