Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/murn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From the root of Proto-Germanic *murnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to fall into thought; remember; care for”).

Adjective

*murn

  1. worried; heavy-laden; sorrowful; dreary

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *murn
Genitive *murnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *murn *murnu *murn
Accusative *murnanā *murnā *murn
Genitive *murnas *murneʀā *murnas
Dative *murnumē *murneʀē *murnumē
Instrumental *murnu *murneʀu *murnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *murnē *murnō *murnu
Accusative *murnā *murnā *murnu
Genitive *murneʀō *murneʀō *murneʀō
Dative *murnēm, *murnum *murnēm, *murnum *murnēm, *murnum
Instrumental *murnēm, *murnum *murnēm, *murnum *murnēm, *murnum
  • *murnan

Descendants

  • Old English: *murn
    • Middle English: murne
      • English: mourn (adjective) (obsolete)
    • ⇒ Old English: unmurn
      • ⇒ Old English: unmurne (adverb)
  • → Old French: murne, morne
  • ⇒ Old High German: morna f (noun)
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