Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trokōn

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

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *trukkōną, from earlier paradigm *trukkōþi ~ *trugunanþi with unexpected voicing assimilation, from pre-Proto-Germanic *dʰrugʰ-nā́-ti ~ *dʰrugʰ-un-ánti, iterative to *dreugan (“to deceive”).

Verb

*trokōn

1. (iterative) to deceive, cheat

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*trokōn
1st sg. past	*trokōdā
Infinitive	*trokōn
Genitive infin.	*trokōnijas
Dative infin.	*trokōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*trokōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*trokō	*trokōdā
2nd singular	*trokōs	*trokōdēs, *trokōdōs
3rd singular	*trokōþ	*trokōdē, *trokōdā
1st plural	*trokōm	*trokōdum
2nd plural	*trokōþ	*trokōdud
3rd plural	*trokōnþ	*trokōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*trokō	*trokōdī
2nd singular	*trokōs	*trokōdī
3rd singular	*trokō	*trokōdī
1st plural	*trokōm	*trokōdīm
2nd plural	*trokōþ	*trokōdīd
3rd plural	*trokōn	*trokōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*trokō
Plural	*trokōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*trokōndī	*trokōd

Alternative reconstructions

• *troggōn

Derived terms

• *troggalōn

Descendants

• Old English: trucian
  • Middle English: trukien
    • English: truck
• → Medieval Latin: trocō (see there for further descendants)