Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwikwēn

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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 *kwiku (alive, lively) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb[edit]

*kwikwēn

  1. to come to life, to become living
  2. to be lively, to act lively

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *kwikwēn
1st sg. past *kwikw?dā
Infinitive *kwikwēn
Genitive infin. *kwikwēnijas
Dative infin. *kwikwēnijē
Instrum. infin. *kwikwēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kwikwē *kwikw?dā
2nd singular *kwikwēs *kwikw?dēs, *kwikw?dēs
3rd singular *kwikwēþ *kwikw?dē, *kwikw?dā
1st plural *kwikwēm *kwikw?dum
2nd plural *kwikwēþ *kwikw?dud
3rd plural *kwikwēnþ *kwikw?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kwikwē *kwikw?dī
2nd singular *kwikwēs *kwikw?dī
3rd singular *kwikwē *kwikw?dī
1st plural *kwikwēm *kwikw?dīm
2nd plural *kwikwēþ *kwikw?dīd
3rd plural *kwikwēn *kwikw?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kwikwē
Plural *kwikwēþ
Present Past
Participle *kwikwēndī *kwikw?d

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