Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smaikōn

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-Indo-European *smēyg- (“fine, delicate”), from *smē- (“to smear, wipe, rub”).

Verb

*smaikōn

1. to stroke, caress
2. to flatter
3. to beg, implore

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*smaikōn
1st sg. past	*smaikōdā
Infinitive	*smaikōn
Genitive infin.	*smaikōnijas
Dative infin.	*smaikōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*smaikōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*smaikō	*smaikōdā
2nd singular	*smaikōs	*smaikōdēs, *smaikōdōs
3rd singular	*smaikōþ	*smaikōdē, *smaikōdā
1st plural	*smaikōm	*smaikōdum
2nd plural	*smaikōþ	*smaikōdud
3rd plural	*smaikōnþ	*smaikōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*smaikō	*smaikōdī
2nd singular	*smaikōs	*smaikōdī
3rd singular	*smaikō	*smaikōdī
1st plural	*smaikōm	*smaikōdīm
2nd plural	*smaikōþ	*smaikōdīd
3rd plural	*smaikōn	*smaikōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*smaikō
Plural	*smaikōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*smaikōndī	*smaikōd

Derived terms

• *smaikul
  • Old Saxon: *smēkul
    • Middle Low German: smêkel, smeikel
  • Old Dutch: *smēkul
    • Middle Dutch: smekel
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *smaikulōn
    • Old Frisian: *smākelia, *smēkelia
      • Saterland Frisian: smekelje
    • Old Saxon: *smēkulōn
      • Middle Low German: *smêkelen, *smeikelen, smêchelen, smeichelen
        • German Low German: smeicheln
    • Old Dutch: *smēkulon
      • Middle Dutch: *smekelen
        • ⇒ Middle Dutch: smekelinge
    • Old High German: *smeihhalōn, *smeichalōn
      • Middle High German: smeichelen, smeicheln
        • German: schmeicheln
          • → Saterland Frisian: smaichelje
        • ⇒ Middle High German: smeichelunge
          • German: Schmeichlung

Related terms

• *smaikī
• *smikr

Descendants

• Old English: smācian
• Old Frisian: *smākia, *smēkia
  • Saterland Frisian: smookje, smeekje
  • West Frisian: smeekje
• Old Saxon: *smēkōn
  • Middle Low German: smêken, smeiken, smêchen, smeichen
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: smêkinge, smeikinge
      • → Middle English: smekynge
• Old Dutch: *smēkon
  • Middle Dutch: smeken
    • Dutch: smeken
      • Afrikaans: smek
      • → West Frisian: smeke
• Old High German: *smeihhōn, *smeichōn
  • Middle High German: smeichen
    • German: schmeichen