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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/derk

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

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg-o-s, from *dʰerg- (“to dim, darken”). Perhaps cognate with Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (“cloud”), Old Irish derg (“red”), and possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *dárˀgāˀ (“bad weather”).[1][2]

Adjective

*derk

  1. dirty
  2. dark

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *derk
Genitive *derkas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *derk *derku *derk
Accusative *derkanā *derkā *derk
Genitive *derkas *derkeʀā *derkas
Dative *derkumē *derkeʀē *derkumē
Instrumental *derku *derkeʀu *derku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *derkē *derkō *derku
Accusative *derkā *derkā *derku
Genitive *derkeʀō *derkeʀō *derkeʀō
Dative *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum
Instrumental *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: deorc, dearc
    • Middle English: derk, dearc, dork, durk
      • English: dark
      • Scots: derk
      • Yola: dhourk, durk
  • Old High German: *tarch, *terch, *terk, *derk (in derivatives)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*derkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 71
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*derka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
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