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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dirkinōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *derk + *-inōn.
Verb
*dirkinōn
- to darken, to become dark
- to darken, to make dark
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dirkinōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *dirkinōdā | |
| Infinitive | *dirkinōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *dirkinōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *dirkinōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dirkinōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dirkinō | *dirkinōdā |
| 2nd singular | *dirkinōs | *dirkinōdēs, *dirkinōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *dirkinōþ | *dirkinōdē, *dirkinōdā |
| 1st plural | *dirkinōm | *dirkinōdum |
| 2nd plural | *dirkinōþ | *dirkinōdud |
| 3rd plural | *dirkinōnþ | *dirkinōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dirkinō | *dirkinōdī |
| 2nd singular | *dirkinōs | *dirkinōdī |
| 3rd singular | *dirkinō | *dirkinōdī |
| 1st plural | *dirkinōm | *dirkinōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *dirkinōþ | *dirkinōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *dirkinōn | *dirkinōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dirkinō | |
| Plural | *dirkinōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dirkinōndī | *dirkinōd |
Descendants
- Old English: *diercnian, *deorcnian
- Middle English: dirkenen, derkenen
- English: darken
- Scots: derken, durken
- Middle English: dirkenen, derkenen
- Old High German: terkanen, tarkenen