Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wirsōn

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 *wirsi (“worse, more badly”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*wirsōn

  1. to make worse
  2. to damage, spoil
  3. to consider badly, to oppose

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wirsōn
1st sg. past *wirsōdā
Infinitive *wirsōn
Genitive infin. *wirsōnijas
Dative infin. *wirsōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wirsōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wirsō *wirsōdā
2nd singular *wirsōs *wirsōdēs, *wirsōdōs
3rd singular *wirsōþ *wirsōdē, *wirsōdā
1st plural *wirsōm *wirsōdum
2nd plural *wirsōþ *wirsōdud
3rd plural *wirsōnþ *wirsōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wirsō *wirsōdī
2nd singular *wirsōs *wirsōdī
3rd singular *wirsō *wirsōdī
1st plural *wirsōm *wirsōdīm
2nd plural *wirsōþ *wirsōdīd
3rd plural *wirsōn *wirsōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wirsō
Plural *wirsōþ
Present Past
Participle *wirsōndī *wirsōd

Descendants

  • Old English: wiersian, wyrsian, wersian
  • Old Frisian: wersia
  • Old Saxon: wersōn
  • Old Dutch: *werson
    • Middle Dutch: *wersen
      • Dutch: wersen, werzen, warsen
  • Old High German: wirsōn
    • Middle High German: wirsen
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