Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skim(m)rōn
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *skimōn (“to gleam, give shadow”) + *-rōn.[1]
Verb
[edit]*skim(m)rōn
- (frequentative) to shimmer
- to become dusk
Inflection
[edit]| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *skim(m)rōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *skim(m)rōdā | |
| Infinitive | *skim(m)rōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *skim(m)rōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *skim(m)rōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *skim(m)rōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skim(m)rō | *skim(m)rōdā |
| 2nd singular | *skim(m)rōs | *skim(m)rōdēs, *skim(m)rōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *skim(m)rōþ | *skim(m)rōdē, *skim(m)rōdā |
| 1st plural | *skim(m)rōm | *skim(m)rōdum |
| 2nd plural | *skim(m)rōþ | *skim(m)rōdud |
| 3rd plural | *skim(m)rōnþ | *skim(m)rōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skim(m)rō | *skim(m)rōdī |
| 2nd singular | *skim(m)rōs | *skim(m)rōdī |
| 3rd singular | *skim(m)rō | *skim(m)rōdī |
| 1st plural | *skim(m)rōm | *skim(m)rōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *skim(m)rōþ | *skim(m)rōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *skim(m)rōn | *skim(m)rōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *skim(m)rō | |
| Plural | *skim(m)rōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *skim(m)rōndī | *skim(m)rōd |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: scimrian, scymrian, scimerian
- Old Frisian: *skimria
- West Frisian: skimerje
- Old Saxon: *skimarōn
- Middle Low German: schēmeren
- Old Dutch: *skimaron
- Old High German: *skimmarōn
- Middle High German: schimmeren
- German: schimmern
- Middle High German: schimmeren
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skimōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 340: “*skimrōjanan”