Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karōn

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 *karōną. Equivalent to *karu (care, worry) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*karōn[1]

  1. to be sad
  2. to lament

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *karōn
1st sg. past *karōdā
Infinitive *karōn
Genitive infin. *karōnijas
Dative infin. *karōnijē
Instrum. infin. *karōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *karō *karōdā
2nd singular *karōs *karōdēs, *karōdōs
3rd singular *karōþ *karōdē, *karōdā
1st plural *karōm *karōdum
2nd plural *karōþ *karōdud
3rd plural *karōnþ *karōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *karō *karōdī
2nd singular *karōs *karōdī
3rd singular *karō *karōdī
1st plural *karōm *karōdīm
2nd plural *karōþ *karōdīd
3rd plural *karōn *karōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *karō
Plural *karōþ
Present Past
Participle *karōndī *karōd

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: carian
  • Old Saxon: karōn
  • Old High German: karōn, charōn
    • Middle High German: karen, karn (to mourn, wail, lament)

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190:PWGmc *karōn