Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/argijan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *argijaną. Equivalent to *arg (unworthy, cowardly) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*argijan

  1. to spoil, to ruin

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *argijan
1st sg. past *argidā
Infinitive *argijan
Genitive infin. *argijannjas
Dative infin. *argijannjē
Instrum. infin. *argijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *argiju *argidā
2nd singular *argisi *argidēs, *argidōs
3rd singular *argiþi *argidē, *argidā
1st plural *argijum *argidum
2nd plural *argiþ *argidud
3rd plural *argijanþ *argidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *argijē *argidī
2nd singular *argijēs *argidī
3rd singular *argijē *argidī
1st plural *argijēm *argidīm
2nd plural *argijēþ *argidīd
3rd plural *argijēn *argidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *argi
Plural *argiþ
Present Past
Participle *argijandī *argid

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: *ergian
  • Old Dutch: *ergen
  • Old High German: *ergen
    • Middle High German: ergen