Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kurzōną

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 Pre-Germanic *grs-néh₂-ti[1] an iterative verb closely related to the strong verb *kerzaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkur.zɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kurzōną[1]

  1. to creak (of birds)
  2. to grunt
  3. to murmur

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kurzō *kurzǭ *kurzōi ?
2nd singular *kurzōsi *kurzōs *kurzō *kurzōsai *kurzōsau
3rd singular *kurzōþi *kurzō *kurzōþau *kurzōþai *kurzōþau
1st dual *kurzōs *kurzōw
2nd dual *kurzōþiz *kurzōþiz *kurzōþiz
1st plural *kurzōmaz *kurzōm *kurzōnþai *kurzōnþau
2nd plural *kurzōþ *kurzōþ *kurzōþ *kurzōnþai *kurzōnþau
3rd plural *kurzōnþi *kurzōn *kurzōnþau *kurzōnþai *kurzōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kurzōdǭ *kurzōdēdį̄
2nd singular *kurzōdēz *kurzōdēdīz
3rd singular *kurzōdē *kurzōdēdī
1st dual *kurzōdēdū *kurzōdēdīw
2nd dual *kurzōdēdudiz *kurzōdēdīdiz
1st plural *kurzōdēdum *kurzōdēdīm
2nd plural *kurzōdēdud *kurzōdēdīd
3rd plural *kurzōdēdun *kurzōdēdīn
present past
participles *kurzōndz *kurzōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kurʀōn
    • Old Saxon: *kurrōn
      • Middle Low German: kurren, korren
    • Old Dutch: *corron
    • Old High German: *kurrōn
  • Old Norse: kurra

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kurzōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 313