Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/derk
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editUncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg-o-s, from *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”). Perhaps cognate with Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”), Old Irish derg (“red”), and possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *dárˀgāˀ (“bad weather”).[1][2]
Adjective
edit*derk
Inflection
edita-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | ||
Nominative | *derk | ||
Genitive | *derkas | ||
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *derk | *derku | *derk |
Accusative | *derkanā | *derkā | *derk |
Genitive | *derkas | *derkeʀā | *derkas |
Dative | *derkumē | *derkeʀē | *derkumē |
Instrumental | *derku | *derkeʀu | *derku |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | *derkē | *derkō | *derku |
Accusative | *derkā | *derkā | *derku |
Genitive | *derkeʀō | *derkeʀō | *derkeʀō |
Dative | *derkēm, *derkum | *derkēm, *derkum | *derkēm, *derkum |
Instrumental | *derkēm, *derkum | *derkēm, *derkum | *derkēm, *derkum |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
editCategories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic adjectives
- gmw-pro:Hygiene
- gmw-pro:Darkness
- Proto-West Germanic a-stem adjectives