Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/koʀōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *kuʀi, *koʀ (“choice, decision”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*koʀōn

to choose, make a decision

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*koʀōn
1st sg. past	*koʀōdā
Infinitive	*koʀōn
Genitive infin.	*koʀōnijas
Dative infin.	*koʀōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*koʀōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*koʀō	*koʀōdā
2nd singular	*koʀōs	koʀōdēs, koʀōdōs
3rd singular	*koʀōþ	koʀōdē, koʀōdā
1st plural	*koʀōm	*koʀōdum
2nd plural	*koʀōþ	*koʀōdud
3rd plural	*koʀōnþ	*koʀōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*koʀō	*koʀōdī
2nd singular	*koʀōs	*koʀōdī
3rd singular	*koʀō	*koʀōdī
1st plural	*koʀōm	*koʀōdīm
2nd plural	*koʀōþ	*koʀōdīd
3rd plural	*koʀōn	*koʀōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*koʀō
Plural	*koʀōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*koʀōndī	*koʀōd

Derived terms

*bikoʀōn
- Old Saxon: *korōn
  - Middle Low German: becoren, bekoren
- Old Dutch: *bikoron
  - Middle Dutch: becoren
    - Dutch: bekoren

Descendants

Old Saxon: *korōn
- Middle Low German: kōren
  - >? German Low German: kören
  - →? Saterland Frisian: köäre
  - → Swedish: kora
Old Dutch: coron
- Middle Dutch: cōren
Old High German: korōn
- Middle High German: koren, korn
  - German: koren, kören