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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/derkōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *derk (“dirty, dark”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*derkōn
- to darken, become dark, grow dim
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *derkōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *derkōdā | |
| Infinitive | *derkōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *derkōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *derkōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *derkōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *derkō | *derkōdā |
| 2nd singular | *derkōs | *derkōdēs, *derkōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *derkōþ | *derkōdē, *derkōdā |
| 1st plural | *derkōm | *derkōdum |
| 2nd plural | *derkōþ | *derkōdud |
| 3rd plural | *derkōnþ | *derkōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *derkō | *derkōdī |
| 2nd singular | *derkōs | *derkōdī |
| 3rd singular | *derkō | *derkōdī |
| 1st plural | *derkōm | *derkōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *derkōþ | *derkōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *derkōn | *derkōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *derkō | |
| Plural | *derkōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *derkōndī | *derkōd |
Descendants
- Old English: deorcian, dearcian
- Middle English: derken, darken
- English: dark
- Middle English: derken, darken
- Old High German: *tarchōn, *terchōn, *derkōn
- Middle High German: terken, derken