Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/markōną

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

Etymology

From *marką (“mark, sign, stamp”) +‎ *-ōną:

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑr.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*markōną

1. to mark
2. to notice

Inflection

Conjugation of *markōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*markō	*markǭ	—	*markōi	?
2nd singular	*markōsi	*markōs	*markō	*markōsai	*markōsau
3rd singular	*markōþi	*markō	*markōþau	*markōþai	*markōþau
1st dual	*markōs	*markōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*markōþiz	*markōþiz	*markōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*markōmaz	*markōm	—	*markōnþai	*markōnþau
2nd plural	*markōþ	*markōþ	*markōþ	*markōnþai	*markōnþau
3rd plural	*markōnþi	*markōn	*markōnþau	*markōnþai	*markōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*markōdǭ	*markōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*markōdēz	*markōdēdīz
3rd singular	*markōdē	*markōdēdī
1st dual	*markōdēdū	*markōdēdīw
2nd dual	*markōdēdudiz	*markōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*markōdēdum	*markōdēdīm
2nd plural	*markōdēdud	*markōdēdīd
3rd plural	*markōdēdun	*markōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*markōndz	*markōdaz

Synonyms

• *markijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *markōn
  • Old English: mearcian
    • Middle English: marken
      • English: mark
  • Old Frisian: merkia
  • Old Saxon: markon
    • Middle Low German: marken
  • Old High German: markōn
    • Middle High German: marken
  • → Old French: marchier
    • Middle French: marcher
      • French: marcher
      • → Middle English: marchen
        • English: march
    • Norman: marchi (Jersey, continental Normandy), marchier (Guernsey)
• Old Norse: marka
  • Icelandic: marka