Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/karʀōn

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 Proto-Germanic *karzōną.

Verb

*karʀōn

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

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *karʀōn
1st sg. past *karʀōdā
Infinitive *karʀōn
Genitive infin. *karʀōnijas
Dative infin. *karʀōnijē
Instrum. infin. *karʀōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *karʀō *karʀōdā
2nd singular *karʀōs *karʀōdēs, *karʀōdōs
3rd singular *karʀōþ *karʀōdē, *karʀōdā
1st plural *karʀōm *karʀōdum
2nd plural *karʀōþ *karʀōdud
3rd plural *karʀōnþ *karʀōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *karʀō *karʀōdī
2nd singular *karʀōs *karʀōdī
3rd singular *karʀō *karʀōdī
1st plural *karʀōm *karʀōdīm
2nd plural *karʀōþ *karʀōdīd
3rd plural *karʀōn *karʀōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *karʀō
Plural *karʀōþ
Present Past
Participle *karʀōndī *karʀōd

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: karrōn
  • Old Dutch: *carron
    • Middle Dutch: carren, kerren (likely merged with the descendant of *kerzaną)
  • Old High German: karrōn
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