*leukaną^¹

Runic: ᛚᛖᚢᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈleu̯.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to pull, pluck, weed

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *léwǵ-e/o- Proto-Indo-European *lewǵ- (‘to break’), cognate with Sanskrit रुजति (rujáti) (rujáti, ‘to break open’), Lithuanian lū́žti (‘to break’) and Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem, ‘to break, to loose’) (Kroonen, 2013; Orel, 2003).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	leukō	leukaų	–
2nd singular	liukizi	leukaiz	leuk
3rd singular	liukidi	leukai	leukadau
1st dual	leukōz	leukaiw	–
2nd dual	leukadiz	leukaidiz	leukadiz
1st plural	leukamaz	leukaim	–
2nd plural	liukid	leukaid	liukid
3rd plural	leukandi	leukain	leukandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	leukai	–
2nd singular	leukazai	leukaizau
3rd singular	leukadai	leukaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	leukandai	leukaindau
2nd plural	leukandai	leukaindau
3rd plural	leukandai	leukaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	lauk	lukį̄
2nd singular	lauht	lukīz
3rd singular	lauk	lukī
1st dual	lukū	lukīw
2nd dual	lukudiz	lukīdiz
1st plural	lukum	lukīm
2nd plural	lukud	lukīd
3rd plural	lukun	lukīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
leukaną	leukandz	lukanaz

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Descendants

*leukan (Proto-West Germanic)
- lūcan (Old English)
  - louken (Middle English)
    - louk, look (English)
*leukan (Proto-West Germanic)
- lūka (Old Frisian)
  - lûke (West Frisian)
*leukan (Proto-West Germanic)
- liohhan (Old High German)
  - liechen (Middle High German)
    - liechen (German)
*leukan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lūkan (Old Saxon)
  - lûken (Middle Low German)
    - luken (Low German)
      - lucksen (Low German)
        
        abluchsen (German)

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