Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurgijaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵʰ-ye-, a zero-grade jan-present formation from *werǵʰ- (“to bind, squeeze”), for which see *werganą (“to strangle”) for more.[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*wurgijaną
- to strangle
Inflection
editConjugation of *wurgijaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
edit- *wargijaną
- *werganą
- *wergilaz
- *werką (possibly)
- *wurgǭ
Descendants
edit- Old English: wyrġan
- Old Frisian: wergia, wirgia
- Old Saxon: *wurgian
- Old Dutch: *wurgen
- Old High German: wurgen