Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birōkijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *rōkijan.
Verb
*birōkijan
- to take heed of, pay attention to
- to care for, take care of; worry about
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *birōkijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *birōkidā | |
| Infinitive | *birōkijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *birōkijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *birōkijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *birōkijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *birōkiju | *birōkidā |
| 2nd singular | *birōkisi | *birōkidēs, *birōkidōs |
| 3rd singular | *birōkiþi | *birōkidē, *birōkidā |
| 1st plural | *birōkijum | *birōkidum |
| 2nd plural | *birōkiþ | *birōkidud |
| 3rd plural | *birōkijanþ | *birōkidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *birōkijē | *birōkidī |
| 2nd singular | *birōkijēs | *birōkidī |
| 3rd singular | *birōkijē | *birōkidī |
| 1st plural | *birōkijēm | *birōkidīm |
| 2nd plural | *birōkijēþ | *birōkidīd |
| 3rd plural | *birōkijēn | *birōkidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *birōki | |
| Plural | *birōkiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *birōkijandī | *birōkid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *birōkian
- Middle Low German: berôken, berö̂ken
- ⇒ Middle Low German: *berôkære
- → Old Frisian: birōker
- ⇒ Middle Low German: *berôkære
- Middle Low German: berôken, berö̂ken
- Old High German: biruohhen, biruochen
- Middle High German: beruochen, berūchen, peruochen, perūchen
- ⇒ Middle High German: beruochære
- ⇒ Middle High German: beruochunge, berūchunge
- Middle High German: beruochen, berūchen, peruochen, perūchen