Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tirwijan

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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 *teru (tar) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*tirwijan

  1. to tar, to cover with tar

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tirwijan
1st sg. past *tirwidā
Infinitive *tirwijan
Genitive infin. *tirwijannjas
Dative infin. *tirwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *tirwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tirwiju *tirwidā
2nd singular *tirwisi *tirwidēs, *tirwidōs
3rd singular *tirwiþi *tirwidē, *tirwidā
1st plural *tirwijum *tirwidum
2nd plural *tirwiþ *tirwidud
3rd plural *tirwijanþ *tirwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tirwijē *tirwidī
2nd singular *tirwijēs *tirwidī
3rd singular *tirwijē *tirwidī
1st plural *tirwijēm *tirwidīm
2nd plural *tirwijēþ *tirwidīd
3rd plural *tirwijēn *tirwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tirwi
Plural *tirwiþ
Present Past
Participle *tirwijandī *tirwid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: tierwan
  • Old Saxon: *tirwen
  • Old Dutch: *tirwen
    • Middle Dutch: tēren, terren (with unexpected gemination of 'r')