Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balkijan

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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 *belkaną. Related to Proto-West Germanic *bellan, *bulgijan, and *balkōn.

Verb[edit]

*balkijan

  1. to bellow, roar

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *balkijan
1st sg. past *balkidā
Infinitive *balkijan
Genitive infin. *balkijannjas
Dative infin. *balkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *balkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *balkiju *balkidā
2nd singular *balkisi *balkidēs, *balkidōs
3rd singular *balkiþi *balkidē, *balkidā
1st plural *balkijum *balkidum
2nd plural *balkiþ *balkidud
3rd plural *balkijanþ *balkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *balkijē *balkidī
2nd singular *balkijēs *balkidī
3rd singular *balkijē *balkidī
1st plural *balkijēm *balkidīm
2nd plural *balkijēþ *balkidīd
3rd plural *balkijēn *balkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *balki
Plural *balkiþ
Present Past
Participle *balkijandī *balkid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: bielċan
  • Old Saxon: *belkian
  • Old Dutch: belken

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bulgjan- ~ *bulkjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 83:*balkjan-