Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sukōn

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 an old iterative related to *sūkan (“to suck”), or derived from *suk (“suction, drainage”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*sukōn

  1. to soak, immerse in liquid
  2. to boil, simmer

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *sukōn
1st sg. past *sukōdā
Infinitive *sukōn
Genitive infin. *sukōnijas
Dative infin. *sukōnijē
Instrum. infin. *sukōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sukō *sukōdā
2nd singular *sukōs *sukōdēs, *sukōdōs
3rd singular *sukōþ *sukōdē, *sukōdā
1st plural *sukōm *sukōdum
2nd plural *sukōþ *sukōdud
3rd plural *sukōnþ *sukōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sukō *sukōdī
2nd singular *sukōs *sukōdī
3rd singular *sukō *sukōdī
1st plural *sukōm *sukōdīm
2nd plural *sukōþ *sukōdīd
3rd plural *sukōn *sukōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sukō
Plural *sukōþ
Present Past
Participle *sukōndī *sukōd

Descendants

  • Old English: socian
  • >? Old Saxon: *sukkōn
    • >? Middle Low German: sucken (to pump)
  • Old Dutch: *sokon
    • >? Middle Dutch: soken (unclear if the verb meaning 'to suckle' belong here)
      • Dutch: zoken (to boil, simmer, soak)
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