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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/timrijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *timrijaną. Equivalent to *timr + *-jan.

Verb

*timrijan

  1. to build, to construct

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *timrijan
1st sg. past *timridā
Infinitive *timrijan
Genitive infin. *timrijannjas
Dative infin. *timrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *timrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *timriju *timridā
2nd singular *timrisi *timridēs, *timridōs
3rd singular *timriþi *timridē, *timridā
1st plural *timrijum *timridum
2nd plural *timriþ *timridud
3rd plural *timrijanþ *timridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *timrijē *timridī
2nd singular *timrijēs *timridī
3rd singular *timrijē *timridī
1st plural *timrijēm *timridīm
2nd plural *timrijēþ *timridīd
3rd plural *timrijēn *timridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *timri
Plural *timriþ
Present Past
Participle *timrijandī *timrid

Descendants

In many descendants, the inflection has shifted to the more productive class 2.

  • Old English: timbran, timbrian
  • Old Frisian: timbria, timmeria, timbra
    • North Frisian: timmerjen
  • Old Saxon: timbrōn
    • Middle Low German: timberen
  • Old Dutch: timbren
  • Old High German: zimbarōn
    • Middle High German: zimbern
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