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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuʀjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *kuʀi, *koʀ (“choice, decision”) + *-jan.
Verb
*kuʀjan
- to choose, to elect
- to determine
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kuʀjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kuʀidā | |
| Infinitive | *kuʀjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kuʀjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kuʀjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kuʀjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kuʀju | *kuʀidā |
| 2nd singular | *kuʀisi | *kuʀidēs, *kuʀidōs |
| 3rd singular | *kuʀiþi | *kuʀidē, *kuʀidā |
| 1st plural | *kuʀjum | *kuʀidum |
| 2nd plural | *kuʀiþ | *kuʀidud |
| 3rd plural | *kuʀjanþ | *kuʀidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kuʀjē | *kuʀidī |
| 2nd singular | *kuʀjēs | *kuʀidī |
| 3rd singular | *kuʀjē | *kuʀidī |
| 1st plural | *kuʀjēm | *kuʀidīm |
| 2nd plural | *kuʀjēþ | *kuʀidīd |
| 3rd plural | *kuʀjēn | *kuʀidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kuʀi | |
| Plural | *kuʀiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kuʀjandī | *kuʀid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *kurian
- Middle Low German: küren
- Old Dutch: *curien
- Middle Dutch: kueren
- Dutch: keuren (merged in meaning with the descendant of *koʀōn)
- Middle Dutch: kueren
- Old High German: *kurien
- Middle High German: küren
- German: küren
- Middle High German: küren