Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/murwijan

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 *murwī (“brittle, soft”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*murwijan

  1. to soften, to make soft

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *murwijan
1st sg. past *murwidā
Infinitive *murwijan
Genitive infin. *murwijannjas
Dative infin. *murwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *murwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *murwiju *murwidā
2nd singular *murwisi *murwidēs, *murwidōs
3rd singular *murwiþi *murwidē, *murwidā
1st plural *murwijum *murwidum
2nd plural *murwiþ *murwidud
3rd plural *murwijanþ *murwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *murwijē *murwidī
2nd singular *murwijēs *murwidī
3rd singular *murwijē *murwidī
1st plural *murwijēm *murwidīm
2nd plural *murwijēþ *murwidīd
3rd plural *murwijēn *murwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *murwi
Plural *murwiþ
Present Past
Participle *murwijandī *murwid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *murwian
  • Old Dutch: *murwen
    • Middle Dutch: murwen, morwen
      • Dutch: murwen
  • Old High German: *muruwen
    • Middle High German: mürwen
    • ⇒ Old High German: gimuruwen
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