Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sūkan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sūkaną.

Verb[edit]

*sūkan

  1. to suck
  2. to suckle

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 2
Infinitive *sūkan
1st sg. past *sauk
3rd pl. past *sukun
Past ptcple *sokan
Infinitive *sūkan
Genitive infin. *sūkannjas
Dative infin. *sūkannjē
Instrum. infin. *sūkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sūku *sauk
2nd singular *sūkiʀi *sukī
3rd singular *sūkidi *sauk
1st plural *sūkum *sukum
2nd plural *sūkid *sukud
3rd plural *sūkand *sukun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sūkē *sukī
2nd singular *sūkēs *sukī
3rd singular *sūkē *sukī
1st plural *sūkēm *sukīm
2nd plural *sūkēþ *sukīd
3rd plural *sūkēn *sukīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sūk
Plural *sūkid
Present Past
Participle *sūkandī *sokan

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sūcan
  • Old Dutch: *sūcan