Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwirkijan

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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 *kwirkijaną. Equivalent to *kwerku (throat) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*kwirkijan

  1. to strangle

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kwirkijan
1st sg. past *kwirkidā
Infinitive *kwirkijan
Genitive infin. *kwirkijannjas
Dative infin. *kwirkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kwirkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kwirkiju *kwirkidā
2nd singular *kwirkisi *kwirkidēs, *kwirkidōs
3rd singular *kwirkiþi *kwirkidē, *kwirkidā
1st plural *kwirkijum *kwirkidum
2nd plural *kwirkiþ *kwirkidud
3rd plural *kwirkijanþ *kwirkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kwirkijē *kwirkidī
2nd singular *kwirkijēs *kwirkidī
3rd singular *kwirkijē *kwirkidī
1st plural *kwirkijēm *kwirkidīm
2nd plural *kwirkijēþ *kwirkidīd
3rd plural *kwirkijēn *kwirkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kwirki
Plural *kwirkiþ
Present Past
Participle *kwirkijandī *kwirkid

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: querka, quertsa
  • Old Saxon: *quirkian