Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dīkaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to ditch, plant, set up”).

Verb

*dīkaną

1. (West Germanic) to try, check
2. (West Germanic) to measure, calibrate

Inflection

Conjugation of *dīkaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*dīkō	*dīkaų	—	*dīkai	?
2nd singular	*dīkizi	*dīkaiz	*dīk	*dīkazai	*dīkaizau
3rd singular	*dīkidi	*dīkai	*dīkadau	*dīkadai	*dīkaidau
1st dual	*dīkōz	*dīkaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*dīkadiz	*dīkaidiz	*dīkadiz	—	—
1st plural	*dīkamaz	*dīkaim	—	*dīkandai	*dīkaindau
2nd plural	*dīkid	*dīkaid	*dīkid	*dīkandai	*dīkaindau
3rd plural	*dīkandi	*dīkain	*dīkandau	*dīkandai	*dīkaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*daik	*dikį̄
2nd singular	*daiht	*dikīz
3rd singular	*daik	*dikī
1st dual	*dikū	*dikīw
2nd dual	*dikudiz	*dikīdiz
1st plural	*dikum	*dikīm
2nd plural	*dikud	*dikīd
3rd plural	*dikun	*dikīn
	present	past
participles	*dīkandz	*dikanaz

Related terms

• *dīkaz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *dīkōn
• *dik(k)ōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dīkan
  • Old Saxon: *dīkan
    • Middle Low German: dîken
  • Old Dutch: *dīcan
    • Middle Dutch: diken
  • Old High German: *tīhhan
    • Middle High German: tīchen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ-n-, from *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to form, shape”).

Verb

*dīkaną

1. (West Germanic) to create
2. (West Germanic) to set in motion

Inflection

Conjugation of *dīkaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*dīkō	*dīkaų	—	*dīkai	?
2nd singular	*dīkizi	*dīkaiz	*dīk	*dīkazai	*dīkaizau
3rd singular	*dīkidi	*dīkai	*dīkadau	*dīkadai	*dīkaidau
1st dual	*dīkōz	*dīkaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*dīkadiz	*dīkaidiz	*dīkadiz	—	—
1st plural	*dīkamaz	*dīkaim	—	*dīkandai	*dīkaindau
2nd plural	*dīkid	*dīkaid	*dīkid	*dīkandai	*dīkaindau
3rd plural	*dīkandi	*dīkain	*dīkandau	*dīkandai	*dīkaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*daik	*dikį̄
2nd singular	*daiht	*dikīz
3rd singular	*daik	*dikī
1st dual	*dikū	*dikīw
2nd dual	*dikudiz	*dikīdiz
1st plural	*dikum	*dikīm
2nd plural	*dikud	*dikīd
3rd plural	*dikun	*dikīn
	present	past
participles	*dīkandz	*dikanaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dīkan
  • Old Saxon: *dīkan
    • Middle Low German: dîken (“to atone, make amends”)
  • Old High German: *tīhhan
    • Middle High German: tīchen (“to bring about, initiate; atone, suffer for”)
      • German: teichen (“to do good, remunerate”)