Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waskan
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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 *waskaną.
Verb[edit]
*waskan[1]
- to wash
Inflection[edit]
| Strong class 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waskan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wōsk | |
| 3rd pl. past | *wōskun | |
| Past ptcple | *waskan | |
| Infinitive | *waskan | |
| Genitive infin. | *waskannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *waskannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waskannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wasku | *wōsk |
| 2nd singular | *waskiʀi | *wōskī |
| 3rd singular | *waskidi | *wōsk |
| 1st plural | *waskum | *wōskum |
| 2nd plural | *waskid | *wōskud |
| 3rd plural | *waskand | *wōskun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waskē | *wōskī |
| 2nd singular | *waskēs | *wōskī |
| 3rd singular | *waskē | *wōskī |
| 1st plural | *waskēm | *wōskīm |
| 2nd plural | *waskēþ | *wōskīd |
| 3rd plural | *waskēn | *wōskīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wask | |
| Plural | *waskid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waskandī | *waskan |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: wascan, wæscan, wacsan, waxan
- Old Frisian: waska
- Old Saxon: waskan
- Old Dutch: wascan
- Old High German: wascan, waskan
- → Old French: waschier, guaschier, gascher
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127: “*waskan”