Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwerhōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þwerhōną. Equivalent to *þwerh (“cross, adverse”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*þwerhōn
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þwerhōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *þwerhōdā | |
| Infinitive | *þwerhōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *þwerhōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *þwerhōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þwerhōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þwerhō | *þwerhōdā |
| 2nd singular | *þwerhōs | *þwerhōdēs, *þwerhōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *þwerhōþ | *þwerhōdē, *þwerhōdā |
| 1st plural | *þwerhōm | *þwerhōdum |
| 2nd plural | *þwerhōþ | *þwerhōdud |
| 3rd plural | *þwerhōnþ | *þwerhōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þwerhō | *þwerhōdī |
| 2nd singular | *þwerhōs | *þwerhōdī |
| 3rd singular | *þwerhō | *þwerhōdī |
| 1st plural | *þwerhōm | *þwerhōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *þwerhōþ | *þwerhōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *þwerhōn | *þwerhōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þwerhō | |
| Plural | *þwerhōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þwerhōndī | *þwerhōd |
Descendants
- Old English: þweorian, þwȳrian
- Middle English: thwiren
- Old Saxon: *þwerhōn
- Middle Low German: dwēren
- Old High German: *dwerahōn
- Middle High German: twerhen, zwerchen
- German: queren
- Middle High German: twerhen, zwerchen