Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/weʀēn

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, remain”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

*weʀēn

  1. to remain, continue
  2. to dwell

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *weʀēn
1st sg. past *weʀ?dā
Infinitive *weʀēn
Genitive infin. *weʀēnijas
Dative infin. *weʀēnijē
Instrum. infin. *weʀēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *weʀē *weʀ?dā
2nd singular *weʀēs *weʀ?dēs, *weʀ?dēs
3rd singular *weʀēþ *weʀ?dē, *weʀ?dā
1st plural *weʀēm *weʀ?dum
2nd plural *weʀēþ *weʀ?dud
3rd plural *weʀēnþ *weʀ?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *weʀē *weʀ?dī
2nd singular *weʀēs *weʀ?dī
3rd singular *weʀē *weʀ?dī
1st plural *weʀēm *weʀ?dīm
2nd plural *weʀēþ *weʀ?dīd
3rd plural *weʀēn *weʀ?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *weʀē
Plural *weʀēþ
Present Past
Participle *weʀēndī *weʀ?d

Descendants

  • Old English: werian
    • Middle English: weren
  • Old Saxon: werōn
  • Old Dutch: weron
  • Old High German: werēn
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