Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/starkijan

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 *stark +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*starkijan

to strength

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*starkijan
1st sg. past	*starkidā
Infinitive	*starkijan
Genitive infin.	*starkijannjas
Dative infin.	*starkijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*starkijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*starkiju	*starkidā
2nd singular	*starkisi	starkidēs, starkidōs
3rd singular	*starkiþi	starkidē, starkidā
1st plural	*starkijum	*starkidum
2nd plural	*starkiþ	*starkidud
3rd plural	*starkijanþ	*starkidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*starkijē	*starkidī
2nd singular	*starkijēs	*starkidī
3rd singular	*starkijē	*starkidī
1st plural	*starkijēm	*starkidīm
2nd plural	*starkijēþ	*starkidīd
3rd plural	*starkijēn	*starkidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*starki
Plural	*starkiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*starkijandī	*starkid

Descendants

Old Frisian: sterka
- Saterland Frisian: sterckjen
Old Saxon: sterkian
- Middle Low German: sterken, starken
Old Dutch: *sterken
- Middle Dutch: sterken
  - Dutch: sterken
Old High German: sterken
- Middle High German: sterken
  - German: stärken