Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dīkōn

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 *dīk (“earthwork”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*dīkōn

to build a dike
to dig a ditch

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*dīkōn
1st sg. past	*dīkōdā
Infinitive	*dīkōn
Genitive infin.	*dīkōnijas
Dative infin.	*dīkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*dīkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*dīkō	*dīkōdā
2nd singular	*dīkōs	dīkōdēs, dīkōdōs
3rd singular	*dīkōþ	dīkōdē, dīkōdā
1st plural	*dīkōm	*dīkōdum
2nd plural	*dīkōþ	*dīkōdud
3rd plural	*dīkōnþ	*dīkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*dīkō	*dīkōdī
2nd singular	*dīkōs	*dīkōdī
3rd singular	*dīkō	*dīkōdī
1st plural	*dīkōm	*dīkōdīm
2nd plural	*dīkōþ	*dīkōdīd
3rd plural	*dīkōn	*dīkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*dīkō
Plural	*dīkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*dīkōndī	*dīkōd

Related terms

*dīkan
*dīkijan
*dik(k)ōn

Descendants

Old English: dīcian
- Middle English: dyken, dychen (dychen from Old English *dīċan and/or influenced by dich, dych (“ditch”, noun))
  - English: dike, ditch
  - Scots: dike, dyke, dich, dych
- >? Middle English: diggen (< *dīcgian)
  - English: dig
  - Scots: dig
Old Frisian: *dīkia, *dītzia, ditzia
- Saterland Frisian: diekje
- West Frisian: dykje
  - ⇒ West Frisian: bedykje
Old Saxon: *dīkōn
- Middle Low German: dîken
  - German Low German: dieken
Old Dutch: *dīkon
- Middle Dutch: diken
  - Dutch: dijcken, dijken (obsolete)
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: bediken
    - Dutch: bedijken
  - → Old French: dikier
    - Middle French: dicquier, dieguer, diguer
      - French: diguer
Old High German: *tīhhōn, *dīhhōn
- Middle High German: tīchen, *dīchen
  - German: deichen

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