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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/teuʀōn

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

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (to lack, need, require), compare Ancient Greek δέω (déō, To lack, need, require), Sanskrit दोष (doṣa, fault, deficiency).[1]

Verb

*teuʀōn

  1. to fail, cease
  2. to become weary, be tired, exhausted

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *teuʀōn
1st sg. past *teuʀōdā
Infinitive *teuʀōn
Genitive infin. *teuʀōnijas
Dative infin. *teuʀōnijē
Instrum. infin. *teuʀōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *teuʀō *teuʀōdā
2nd singular *teuʀōs *teuʀōdēs, *teuʀōdōs
3rd singular *teuʀōþ *teuʀōdē, *teuʀōdā
1st plural *teuʀōm *teuʀōdum
2nd plural *teuʀōþ *teuʀōdud
3rd plural *teuʀōnþ *teuʀōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *teuʀō *teuʀōdī
2nd singular *teuʀōs *teuʀōdī
3rd singular *teuʀō *teuʀōdī
1st plural *teuʀōm *teuʀōdīm
2nd plural *teuʀōþ *teuʀōdīd
3rd plural *teuʀōn *teuʀōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *teuʀō
Plural *teuʀōþ
Present Past
Participle *teuʀōndī *teuʀōd

Alternative reconstructions

  • tūʀōn, *tiuʀijōn

Descendants

  • Old English: tēorian, tȳrian
    • Middle English: tiren, tere, teoren
      • English: tire
      • Scots: tire, tyre, tyr

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “3. deu- deu̯ə-, du̯ā-, dū-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 219-220:germ. tiuzōn
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