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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/algōną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to defend”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “defend”), Old Armenian երաշխիք (erašxikʿ, “guarantee, pledge”), Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati, “guard, watch, take care”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑl.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/
Inflection
Conjugation of *algōną (weak class 2)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *algō | *algǭ | — | *algōi | *? |
| 2nd singular | *algōsi | *algōs | *algō | *algōsai | *algōsau |
| 3rd singular | *algōþi | *algō | *algōþau | *algōþai | *algōþau |
| 1st dual | *algōs | *algōw | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *algōþiz | *algōþiz | *algōþiz | — | — |
| 1st plural | *algōmaz | *algōm | — | *algōnþai | *algōnþau |
| 2nd plural | *algōþ | *algōþ | *algōþ | *algōnþai | *algōnþau |
| 3rd plural | *algōnþi | *algōn | *algōnþau | *algōnþai | *algōnþau |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *algōdǭ | *algōdēdį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *algōdēz | *algōdēdīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *algōdē | *algōdēdī | |||
| 1st dual | *algōdēdū | *algōdēdīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *algōdēdudiz | *algōdēdīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *algōdēdum | *algōdēdīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *algōdēdud | *algōdēdīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *algōdēdun | *algōdēdīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *algōndz | *algōdaz | |||
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: ealgian
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*algōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 21
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