Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/offrōn

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

Borrowed from Latin offerō. Equivalent to *offr (“sacrifice, offering”) +‎ *-ōn

Verb

*offrōn

to offer up, sacrifice

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*offrōn
1st sg. past	*offrōdā
Infinitive	*offrōn
Genitive infin.	*offrōnijas
Dative infin.	*offrōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*offrōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*offrō	*offrōdā
2nd singular	*offrōs	offrōdēs, offrōdōs
3rd singular	*offrōþ	offrōdē, offrōdā
1st plural	*offrōm	*offrōdum
2nd plural	*offrōþ	*offrōdud
3rd plural	*offrōnþ	*offrōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*offrō	*offrōdī
2nd singular	*offrōs	*offrōdī
3rd singular	*offrō	*offrōdī
1st plural	*offrōm	*offrōdīm
2nd plural	*offrōþ	*offrōdīd
3rd plural	*offrōn	*offrōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*offrō
Plural	*offrōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*offrōndī	*offrōd

Descendants

Old English: offrian, ofrian
- Middle English: offren (reenforced by Old French ofrir)
  - English: offer
Old Frisian: offeria, offaria, offria
- Saterland Frisian: offerje
- West Frisian: offerje
Old Saxon: offrōn, offran
- Middle Low German: offeren, offern, opfern
  - German Low German: offern
Old Dutch: offeron
- Middle Dutch: offeren, offren
  - Dutch: offeren
Old High German: opfarōn, offarōn, opharōn, opherōn
- Middle High German: opferen, opfern, opfren, oppern, obfern
  - German: opfern