Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þerkōną

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

Related to Sanskrit तर्जति (tarjati, “to threaten”) and Ancient Greek ταρβέω (tarbéō, “to be afraid”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθɛr.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þerkōną

1. to quarrel
2. to despise

Inflection

Conjugation of *þerkōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þerkō	*þerkǭ	—	*þerkōi	?
2nd singular	*þerkōsi	*þerkōs	*þerkō	*þerkōsai	*þerkōsau
3rd singular	*þerkōþi	*þerkō	*þerkōþau	*þerkōþai	*þerkōþau
1st dual	*þerkōs	*þerkōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*þerkōþiz	*þerkōþiz	*þerkōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*þerkōmaz	*þerkōm	—	*þerkōnþai	*þerkōnþau
2nd plural	*þerkōþ	*þerkōþ	*þerkōþ	*þerkōnþai	*þerkōnþau
3rd plural	*þerkōnþi	*þerkōn	*þerkōnþau	*þerkōnþai	*þerkōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þerkōdǭ	*þerkōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*þerkōdēz	*þerkōdēdīz
3rd singular	*þerkōdē	*þerkōdēdī
1st dual	*þerkōdēdū	*þerkōdēdīw
2nd dual	*þerkōdēdudiz	*þerkōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*þerkōdēdum	*þerkōdēdīm
2nd plural	*þerkōdēdud	*þerkōdēdīd
3rd plural	*þerkōdēdun	*þerkōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*þerkōndz	*þerkōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þerkōn
  • Old English: *þercian
    • ⇒ Old English: āþercian
    • ⇒ Old English: eftþercian
• Old Norse: þjarka
  • Icelandic: þjarka