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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gawirkijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *ga- + *wirkijan.
Verb
*gawirkijan
- to do, carry out
- to achieve, accomplish
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gawirkijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gawirkidā | |
| Infinitive | *gawirkijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gawirkijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gawirkijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gawirkijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gawirkiju | *gawirkidā |
| 2nd singular | *gawirkisi | *gawirkidēs, *gawirkidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gawirkiþi | *gawirkidē, *gawirkidā |
| 1st plural | *gawirkijum | *gawirkidum |
| 2nd plural | *gawirkiþ | *gawirkidud |
| 3rd plural | *gawirkijanþ | *gawirkidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gawirkijē | *gawirkidī |
| 2nd singular | *gawirkijēs | *gawirkidī |
| 3rd singular | *gawirkijē | *gawirkidī |
| 1st plural | *gawirkijēm | *gawirkidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gawirkijēþ | *gawirkidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gawirkijēn | *gawirkidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gawirki | |
| Plural | *gawirkiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gawirkijandī | *gawirkid |
Descendants
- Old English: ġewyrċan, ġewyrċean
- Middle English: iwurche
- Old Saxon: giwirkian, giwirkjan
- Old High German: gawurchen, gawurchan, giwurchen