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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tirwijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *teru (“tar”) + *-jan.
Verb
*tirwijan
- to tar, to cover with tar
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *tirwijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *tirwidā | |
| Infinitive | *tirwijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *tirwijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *tirwijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *tirwijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tirwiju | *tirwidā |
| 2nd singular | *tirwisi | *tirwidēs, *tirwidōs |
| 3rd singular | *tirwiþi | *tirwidē, *tirwidā |
| 1st plural | *tirwijum | *tirwidum |
| 2nd plural | *tirwiþ | *tirwidud |
| 3rd plural | *tirwijanþ | *tirwidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tirwijē | *tirwidī |
| 2nd singular | *tirwijēs | *tirwidī |
| 3rd singular | *tirwijē | *tirwidī |
| 1st plural | *tirwijēm | *tirwidīm |
| 2nd plural | *tirwijēþ | *tirwidīd |
| 3rd plural | *tirwijēn | *tirwidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *tirwi | |
| Plural | *tirwiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *tirwijandī | *tirwid |
Descendants
- Old English: tierwan
- Old Saxon: *tirwen
- Middle Low German: tēren
- → German: teeren
- Middle Low German: tēren
- Old Dutch: *tirwen
- Middle Dutch: tēren, terren (with unexpected gemination of 'r')