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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/teuʀōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to lack, need, require”), compare Ancient Greek δέω (déō, “To lack, need, require”), Sanskrit दोष (doṣa, “fault, deficiency”).[1]
Verb
*teuʀōn
- to fail, cease
- to become weary, be tired, exhausted
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *teuʀōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *teuʀōdā | |
| Infinitive | *teuʀōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *teuʀōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *teuʀōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *teuʀōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *teuʀō | *teuʀōdā |
| 2nd singular | *teuʀōs | *teuʀōdēs, *teuʀōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *teuʀōþ | *teuʀōdē, *teuʀōdā |
| 1st plural | *teuʀōm | *teuʀōdum |
| 2nd plural | *teuʀōþ | *teuʀōdud |
| 3rd plural | *teuʀōnþ | *teuʀōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *teuʀō | *teuʀōdī |
| 2nd singular | *teuʀōs | *teuʀōdī |
| 3rd singular | *teuʀō | *teuʀōdī |
| 1st plural | *teuʀōm | *teuʀōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *teuʀōþ | *teuʀōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *teuʀōn | *teuʀōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *teuʀō | |
| Plural | *teuʀōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *teuʀōndī | *teuʀōd |
Alternative reconstructions
- tūʀōn
Related terms
- *tuʀ-
Descendants
- Old English: tēorian, tȳrian
- Middle English: tiren, tirien, teorien (early)
- English: tire
- Scots: tire, tyre, tyr
- Middle English: tiren, tirien, teorien (early)
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) , “3. deu- deu̯ə-, du̯ā-, dū-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 219-220: “germ. tiuzōn”