Reconstruction:Old Dutch/kervan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.

Verb

*kervan

  1. to cut

Inflection

Conjugation of *kervan (strong class 3)
infinitive *kervan
indicative present past
1st person singular *kervo, *kervon *carf
2nd person singular *kirvis *curvi
3rd person singular *kirvit *carf
1st person plural *kervun *curvon
2nd person plural *kervit *curvot
3rd person plural *kervunt *curvon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *kerve *curvi
2nd person singular *kervis *curvi
3rd person singular *kerve *curvi
1st person plural *kervin *curvin
2nd person plural *kervit *curvit
3rd person plural *kervin *curvin
imperative present
singular *kerf, *kirf
plural *kervet
participle present past
*kervandi *corvan, *gicorvan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: kerven
    • Dutch: kerven
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