Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gerraną

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble).

Verb

*gerraną(West Germanic)

  1. to creak, grumble, grate
    Synonym: *kerraną

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gerrō *gerraų *gerrai ?
2nd singular *girrizi *gerraiz *gerr *gerrazai *gerraizau
3rd singular *girridi *gerrai *gerradau *gerradai *gerraidau
1st dual *gerrōz *gerraiw
2nd dual *gerradiz *gerraidiz *gerradiz
1st plural *gerramaz *gerraim *gerrandai *gerraindau
2nd plural *girrid *gerraid *girrid *gerrandai *gerraindau
3rd plural *gerrandi *gerrain *gerrandau *gerrandai *gerraindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *garr *gurrį̄
2nd singular *garrt *gurrīz
3rd singular *garr *gurrī
1st dual *gurrū *gurrīw
2nd dual *gurrudiz *gurrīdiz
1st plural *gurrum *gurrīm
2nd plural *gurrud *gurrīd
3rd plural *gurrun *gurrīn
present past
participles *gerrandz *gurranaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gerran
    • Old English: ġeorran
      • Middle English: ȝerren, ȝurren, ȝarren, yerren, yarren (merged with descendant of ġyrran)
    • Old High German: *gerran
      • Middle High German: gerren