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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karmōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *karm (“cry, moan”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*karmōn
- To cry, to moan
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *karmōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *karmōdā | |
| Infinitive | *karmōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *karmōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *karmōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *karmōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *karmō | *karmōdā |
| 2nd singular | *karmōs | *karmōdēs, *karmōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *karmōþ | *karmōdē, *karmōdā |
| 1st plural | *karmōm | *karmōdum |
| 2nd plural | *karmōþ | *karmōdud |
| 3rd plural | *karmōnþ | *karmōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *karmō | *karmōdī |
| 2nd singular | *karmōs | *karmōdī |
| 3rd singular | *karmō | *karmōdī |
| 1st plural | *karmōm | *karmōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *karmōþ | *karmōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *karmōn | *karmōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *karmō | |
| Plural | *karmōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *karmōndī | *karmōd |
Related terms
- *karmijan
Descendants
- Old Frisian: *kermia
- West Frisian: tsjirmje, kirmje
- Old Saxon: *karmon
- Middle Low German: karmen
- Old Dutch: *karmon
- Middle Dutch: karmen, kermen (likely conflated with the descendant of *karmijan, due to R-colouring)
- Dutch: kermen
- Middle Dutch: karmen, kermen (likely conflated with the descendant of *karmijan, due to R-colouring)