Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skirmijan

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 *skirmi (“fur, hide; covering, shelter”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skirmijan

  1. to protect, defend

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skirmijan
1st sg. past *skirmidā
Infinitive *skirmijan
Genitive infin. *skirmijannjas
Dative infin. *skirmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skirmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skirmiju *skirmidā
2nd singular *skirmisi *skirmidēs, *skirmidōs
3rd singular *skirmiþi *skirmidē, *skirmidā
1st plural *skirmijum *skirmidum
2nd plural *skirmiþ *skirmidud
3rd plural *skirmijanþ *skirmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skirmijē *skirmidī
2nd singular *skirmijēs *skirmidī
3rd singular *skirmijē *skirmidī
1st plural *skirmijēm *skirmidīm
2nd plural *skirmijēþ *skirmidīd
3rd plural *skirmijēn *skirmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skirmi
Plural *skirmiþ
Present Past
Participle *skirmijandī *skirmid

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: skirma
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: biskirma, beskermia
      • West Frisian: beskermje
  • Old Saxon: *skermian
  • Old Dutch: *skirmen
  • Old High German: skirmen, bescirmen
  • → Vulgar Latin: *scermiō, *scirmīō (see there for further descendants)
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