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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blikkattjan

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 a derivative of *blīkan +‎ *-attjan.

Verb

*blikkattjan[1]

  1. to flash, to glitter

Inflection
Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *blikkattjan
1st sg. past *blikkattā
Infinitive *blikkattjan
Genitive infin. *blikkattjannjas
Dative infin. *blikkattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *blikkattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *blikkattju *blikkattā
2nd singular *blikkatisi *blikkattēs, *blikkattōs
3rd singular *blikkatiþi *blikkattē, *blikkattā
1st plural *blikkattjum *blikkattum
2nd plural *blikkatiþ *blikkattud
3rd plural *blikkattjanþ *blikkattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *blikkattjē *blikkattī
2nd singular *blikkattjēs *blikkattī
3rd singular *blikkattjē *blikkattī
1st plural *blikkattjēm *blikkattīm
2nd plural *blikkattjēþ *blikkattīd
3rd plural *blikkattjēn *blikkattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *blikkati
Plural *blikkatiþ
Present Past
Participle *blikkattjandī *blikkatt

Descendants
  • Old English: bliccettan; (blīcettan)
  • Old High German: blekkezzen, bleckezzen, blechazan
    • Middle High German: bleczen
      • German: blickzen (archaic), blitzen
      • Alemannic German: blitzgen, blixen
      • Swabian: blitzgen

References
  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “PWGmc *bli/ekkatʲtʲan”
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