Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/armēn

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 *armāną. Equivalent to *arm (“pitiful”) +‎ *-ēn (“factitive”) and *arm +‎ *-ēn (“stative-fientive”).

Verb

*armēn

1. to pity
2. to be / become poor

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*armēn
1st sg. past	*arm?dā
Infinitive	*armēn
Genitive infin.	*armēnijas
Dative infin.	*armēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*armēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*armē	*arm?dā
2nd singular	*armēs	*arm?dēs, *arm?dēs
3rd singular	*armēþ	*arm?dē, *arm?dā
1st plural	*armēm	*arm?dum
2nd plural	*armēþ	*arm?dud
3rd plural	*armēnþ	*arm?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*armē	*arm?dī
2nd singular	*armēs	*arm?dī
3rd singular	*armē	*arm?dī
1st plural	*armēm	*arm?dīm
2nd plural	*armēþ	*arm?dīd
3rd plural	*armēn	*arm?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*armē
Plural	*armēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*armēndī	*arm?d

Derived terms

• *abarmēn
• *gaarmēn

Descendants

• Old English: earmian
• Old Saxon: armōn
  • Middle Low German: armen
• Old Dutch: *armon
  • Middle Dutch: armen
• Old High German: armēn
  • Middle High German: armen