Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/karōną

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

From *karō (complaint, lament, worry) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*karōną

  1. to worry about, to be concerned about

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *karō *karǭ *karōi ?
2nd singular *karōsi *karōs *karō *karōsai *karōsau
3rd singular *karōþi *karō *karōþau *karōþai *karōþau
1st dual *karōs *karōw
2nd dual *karōþiz *karōþiz *karōþiz
1st plural *karōmaz *karōm *karōnþai *karōnþau
2nd plural *karōþ *karōþ *karōþ *karōnþai *karōnþau
3rd plural *karōnþi *karōn *karōnþau *karōnþai *karōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *karōdǭ *karōdēdį̄
2nd singular *karōdēz *karōdēdīz
3rd singular *karōdē *karōdēdī
1st dual *karōdēdū *karōdēdīw
2nd dual *karōdēdudiz *karōdēdīdiz
1st plural *karōdēdum *karōdēdīm
2nd plural *karōdēdud *karōdēdīd
3rd plural *karōdēdun *karōdēdīn
present past
participles *karōndz *karōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *karōn
    • Old English: carian
    • Old Saxon: karōn
    • Old High German: karōn, charōn
      • Middle High German: karen, karn (to mourn, wail, lament)
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍉𐌽 (karōn)