Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smerēn
Appearance
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *smirāną (“to smile, laugh”); or an unattested strong verb *smeran, or from *smer (“mockery”) + *-ēn.
Verb
[edit]*smerēn
Inflection
[edit]| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *smerēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *smer?dā | |
| Infinitive | *smerēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *smerēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *smerēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *smerēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *smerē | *smer?dā |
| 2nd singular | *smerēs | *smer?dēs, *smer?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *smerēþ | *smer?dē, *smer?dā |
| 1st plural | *smerēm | *smer?dum |
| 2nd plural | *smerēþ | *smer?dud |
| 3rd plural | *smerēnþ | *smer?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *smerē | *smer?dī |
| 2nd singular | *smerēs | *smer?dī |
| 3rd singular | *smerē | *smer?dī |
| 1st plural | *smerēm | *smer?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *smerēþ | *smer?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *smerēn | *smer?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *smerē | |
| Plural | *smerēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *smerēndī | *smer?d |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *smerōn, *smarjōn
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: smerian
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ēn (denominative)
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic verbs
- Proto-West Germanic class 3 weak verbs
