Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurgijaną

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 *wr̥ǵʰ-ye-, a zero-grade jan-present formation from *werǵʰ- (“to bind, squeeze”), for which see *werganą (“to strangle”) for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwur.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wurgijaną

  1. to strangle

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wurgijō *wurgijaų — *wurgijai ?
2nd singular *wurgīsi *wurgijais *wurgī *wurgijasai *wurgijaisau
3rd singular *wurgīþi *wurgijai *wurgijaþau *wurgijaþai *wurgijaiþau
1st dual *wurgijōs *wurgijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wurgijaþiz *wurgijaiþiz *wurgijaþiz — —
1st plural *wurgijamaz *wurgijaim — *wurgijanþai *wurgijainþau
2nd plural *wurgīþ *wurgijaiþ *wurgīþ *wurgijanþai *wurgijainþau
3rd plural *wurgijanþi *wurgijain *wurgijanþau *wurgijanþai *wurgijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wurgidǭ *wurgidēdį̄
2nd singular *wurgidēz *wurgidēdīz
3rd singular *wurgidē *wurgidēdī
1st dual *wurgidēdū *wurgidēdīw
2nd dual *wurgidēdudiz *wurgidēdīdiz
1st plural *wurgidēdum *wurgidēdīm
2nd plural *wurgidēdud *wurgidēdīd
3rd plural *wurgidēdun *wurgidēdīn
present past
participles *wurgijandz *wurgidaz

Descendants

  • Old English: wyrġan
  • Old Frisian: wergia, wirgia
    • West Frisian: wjirgje, wurgje
  • Old Saxon: *wurgian
  • Old Dutch: *wurgen
  • Old High German: wurgen

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wurgjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 600
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