Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/berkan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown; suggested to be related to Icelandic berkja (“to boast”), Norwegian borka (“to boast”), and perhaps further to Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx, “pharynx”).[1]
Verb
[edit]*berkan
- to bark
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *berkan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bark | |
| 3rd pl. past | *burkun | |
| Past ptcple | *borkan | |
| Infinitive | *berkan | |
| Genitive infin. | *berkannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *berkannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *berkannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *berku | *bark |
| 2nd singular | *birkiʀi | *burkī |
| 3rd singular | *birkidi | *bark |
| 1st plural | *berkum | *burkum |
| 2nd plural | *birkid | *burkud |
| 3rd plural | *berkand | *burkun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *berkē | *burkī |
| 2nd singular | *berkēs | *burkī |
| 3rd singular | *berkē | *burkī |
| 1st plural | *berkēm | *burkīm |
| 2nd plural | *berkēþ | *burkīd |
| 3rd plural | *berkēn | *burkīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *birk | |
| Plural | *birkid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *berkandī | *borkan |