Reconstruction:Old Dutch/sterken

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *starkijan.

Verb

*sterken

  1. to strengthen, to make/become stronger

Inflection

Conjugation of *sterken (weak class 1)
infinitive *sterken
indicative present past
1st person singular *sterco, *stercon *sterkida
2nd person singular *sterkis *sterkidos
3rd person singular *sterkit *sterkida
1st person plural *stercun *sterkidon
2nd person plural *sterkit *sterkidot
3rd person plural *stercunt *sterkidon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *sterke *sterkidi
2nd person singular *sterkis *sterkidis
3rd person singular *sterke *sterkidi
1st person plural *sterkin *sterkidin
2nd person plural *sterkit *sterkidit
3rd person plural *sterkin *sterkidin
imperative present
singular *sterki
plural *sterkit
participle present past
*sterkendi *sterkit, *gisterkit

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: sterken
    • Dutch: sterken
    • Limburgish: stèrke

Further reading

  • “sterken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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