Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flekkōn

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-Germanic *flekkōną, equivalent to *flekk (“stain, spot”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*flekkōn

  1. to stain, to blemish

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *flekkōn
1st sg. past *flekkōdā
Infinitive *flekkōn
Genitive infin. *flekkōnijas
Dative infin. *flekkōnijē
Instrum. infin. *flekkōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *flekkō *flekkōdā
2nd singular *flekkōs *flekkōdēs, *flekkōdōs
3rd singular *flekkōþ *flekkōdē, *flekkōdā
1st plural *flekkōm *flekkōdum
2nd plural *flekkōþ *flekkōdud
3rd plural *flekkōnþ *flekkōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *flekkō *flekkōdī
2nd singular *flekkōs *flekkōdī
3rd singular *flekkō *flekkōdī
1st plural *flekkōm *flekkōdīm
2nd plural *flekkōþ *flekkōdīd
3rd plural *flekkōn *flekkōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *flekkō
Plural *flekkōþ
Present Past
Participle *flekkōndī *flekkōd

Descendants

  • Old English: *fleccian
    • Middle English: *flekken (attested as flekked)
  • Old Frisian: flekkia
    • >? West Frisian: flekke (a class 1 weak verb, possibly borrowed from Dutch instead)
  • Old Dutch: *flekkon
    • Middle Dutch: vlecken
  • Old High German: *flekkōn
    • ⇒ Old High German: giflekkōn
    • Middle High German: vlecken
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