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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kirnijan

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 *kirnijaną. Equivalent to *kernā (butter tub) + *-jan.

Verb

*kirnijan

  1. to churn

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *kirnijan
1st sg. past *kirnidā
Infinitive *kirnijan
Genitive infin. *kirnijannjas
Dative infin. *kirnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *kirnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kirniju *kirnidā
2nd singular *kirnisi *kirnidēs, *kirnidōs
3rd singular *kirniþi *kirnidē, *kirnidā
1st plural *kirnijum *kirnidum
2nd plural *kirniþ *kirnidud
3rd plural *kirnijanþ *kirnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kirnijē *kirnidī
2nd singular *kirnijēs *kirnidī
3rd singular *kirnijē *kirnidī
1st plural *kirnijēm *kirnidīm
2nd plural *kirnijēþ *kirnidīd
3rd plural *kirnijēn *kirnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kirni
Plural *kirniþ
Present Past
Participle *kirnijandī *kirnid

Descendants

  • Old English: cernan
    • Middle English: chernen
  • Old Dutch: *kirnen
  • Old Saxon: *kirnian
  • Old High German: *kirnen
    • Middle High German: *kirnen
      • Central Franconian: kiere, kierne, keene, kerne
      • German: kirnen (rare, regional)
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