Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werþōną

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

Derived from *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”) +‎ *-ōną or *werþą (“worth, value”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwer.θɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*werþōną

  1. to estimate, value

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *werþō *werþǭ — *werþōi ?
2nd singular *werþōsi *werþōs *werþō *werþōsai *werþōsau
3rd singular *werþōþi *werþō *werþōþau *werþōþai *werþōþau
1st dual *werþōs *werþōw — — —
2nd dual *werþōþiz *werþōþiz *werþōþiz — —
1st plural *werþōmaz *werþōm — *werþōnþai *werþōnþau
2nd plural *werþōþ *werþōþ *werþōþ *werþōnþai *werþōnþau
3rd plural *werþōnþi *werþōn *werþōnþau *werþōnþai *werþōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *werþōdǭ *werþōdēdį̄
2nd singular *werþōdēz *werþōdēdīz
3rd singular *werþōdē *werþōdēdī
1st dual *werþōdēdū *werþōdēdīw
2nd dual *werþōdēdudiz *werþōdēdīdiz
1st plural *werþōdēdum *werþōdēdīm
2nd plural *werþōdēdud *werþōdēdīd
3rd plural *werþōdēdun *werþōdēdīn
present past
participles *werþōndz *werþōdaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: weorþian
    • Middle English: wurthien, worthien
  • Old Frisian: werdia
  • Old Saxon: *werthon; giwerthon
  • Old High German: werdōn
  • Old Norse: verða
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍉𐌽 (wairþōn)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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