Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/murþrijan

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 *murþrijaną. Equivalent to *morþr (“murder”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*murþrijan

  1. to murder

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *murþrijan
1st sg. past *murþridā
Infinitive *murþrijan
Genitive infin. *murþrijannjas
Dative infin. *murþrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *murþrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *murþriju *murþridā
2nd singular *murþrisi *murþridēs, *murþridōs
3rd singular *murþriþi *murþridē, *murþridā
1st plural *murþrijum *murþridum
2nd plural *murþriþ *murþridud
3rd plural *murþrijanþ *murþridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *murþrijē *murþridī
2nd singular *murþrijēs *murþridī
3rd singular *murþrijē *murþridī
1st plural *murþrijēm *murþridīm
2nd plural *murþrijēþ *murþridīd
3rd plural *murþrijēn *murþridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *murþri
Plural *murþriþ
Present Past
Participle *murþrijandī *murþrid

Descendants

  • Old English: myrþran
  • Old High German: murdiren, murdren
    • Middle High German: mürdern, murderen, murderōn, morderen, morderōn, murdern, murderen
      • German: mördern
  • → Old French: mordrir, mourdrir, meurdrir, meurtrir
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