Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harmēn

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *harmāną. Equivalent to *harm (painful) +‎ *-ēn or *harm (pain, harm) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*harmēn

  1. to harm, injure

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *harmēn
1st sg. past *harm?dā
Infinitive *harmēn
Genitive infin. *harmēnijas
Dative infin. *harmēnijē
Instrum. infin. *harmēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *harmē *harm?dā
2nd singular *harmēs *harm?dēs, *harm?dēs
3rd singular *harmēþ *harm?dē, *harm?dā
1st plural *harmēm *harm?dum
2nd plural *harmēþ *harm?dud
3rd plural *harmēnþ *harm?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *harmē *harm?dī
2nd singular *harmēs *harm?dī
3rd singular *harmē *harm?dī
1st plural *harmēm *harm?dīm
2nd plural *harmēþ *harm?dīd
3rd plural *harmēn *harm?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *harmē
Plural *harmēþ
Present Past
Participle *harmēndī *harm?d

Descendants

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  • Old English: hearmian
  • Old High German: harmēn
  • Old French: hargnier (see there for further descendants)