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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurtijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *wurti + *-jan.
Verb
*wurtijan
- to spice, season
Conjugation
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wurtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wurtidā | |
| Infinitive | *wurtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wurtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wurtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wurtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wurtiju | *wurtidā |
| 2nd singular | *wurtisi | *wurtidēs, *wurtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wurtiþi | *wurtidē, *wurtidā |
| 1st plural | *wurtijum | *wurtidum |
| 2nd plural | *wurtiþ | *wurtidud |
| 3rd plural | *wurtijanþ | *wurtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wurtijē | *wurtidī |
| 2nd singular | *wurtijēs | *wurtidī |
| 3rd singular | *wurtijē | *wurtidī |
| 1st plural | *wurtijēm | *wurtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wurtijēþ | *wurtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wurtijēn | *wurtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wurti | |
| Plural | *wurtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wurtijandī | *wurtid |
Derived terms
- *wurtiju
Descendants
- Old Dutch: *wurten
- ⇒ Old Dutch: wurtid (“spiced”)
- Old High German: wurzen
- Middle High German: wurzen, würzen
- German: würzen
- ⇒ Middle High German: gewürzet (“spiced”)
- German: gewürzt
- → German Low German: würzt
- German: gewürzt
- Middle High German: wurzen, würzen