Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/armēn

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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 *armāną. Equivalent to *arm (pitiful) +‎ *-ēn (factitive) and *arm +‎ *-ēn (stative-fientive).

Verb

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*armēn

  1. to pity
  2. to be / become poor

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *armēn
1st sg. past *arm?dā
Infinitive *armēn
Genitive infin. *armēnijas
Dative infin. *armēnijē
Instrum. infin. *armēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *armē *arm?dā
2nd singular *armēs *arm?dēs, *arm?dēs
3rd singular *armēþ *arm?dē, *arm?dā
1st plural *armēm *arm?dum
2nd plural *armēþ *arm?dud
3rd plural *armēnþ *arm?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *armē *arm?dī
2nd singular *armēs *arm?dī
3rd singular *armē *arm?dī
1st plural *armēm *arm?dīm
2nd plural *armēþ *arm?dīd
3rd plural *armēn *arm?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *armē
Plural *armēþ
Present Past
Participle *armēndī *arm?d

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: earmian
  • Old Saxon: armōn
  • Old Dutch: *armon
  • Old High German: armēn
    • Middle High German: armen