Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karēn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *karu (“care, worry”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*karēn

  1. to murmur, complain
  2. to care

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *karēn
1st sg. past *kar?dā
Infinitive *karēn
Genitive infin. *karēnijas
Dative infin. *karēnijē
Instrum. infin. *karēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *karē *kar?dā
2nd singular *karēs *kar?dēs, *kar?dēs
3rd singular *karēþ *kar?dē, *kar?dā
1st plural *karēm *kar?dum
2nd plural *karēþ *kar?dud
3rd plural *karēnþ *kar?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *karē *kar?dī
2nd singular *karēs *kar?dī
3rd singular *karē *kar?dī
1st plural *karēm *kar?dīm
2nd plural *karēþ *kar?dīd
3rd plural *karēn *kar?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *karē
Plural *karēþ
Present Past
Participle *karēndī *kar?d

Descendants

  • Old English: ċeorian, ċeoriġan, ċiorian, ċerian
    • Middle English: *cherren, *churren, *chirren
  • Old High German: karēn
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