Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biskirmijan

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 *bi- +‎ *skirmijan.

Verb

*biskirmijan

1. to protect, shelter

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*biskirmijan
1st sg. past	*biskirmidā
Infinitive	*biskirmijan
Genitive infin.	*biskirmijannjas
Dative infin.	*biskirmijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*biskirmijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*biskirmiju	*biskirmidā
2nd singular	*biskirmisi	*biskirmidēs, *biskirmidōs
3rd singular	*biskirmiþi	*biskirmidē, *biskirmidā
1st plural	*biskirmijum	*biskirmidum
2nd plural	*biskirmiþ	*biskirmidud
3rd plural	*biskirmijanþ	*biskirmidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*biskirmijē	*biskirmidī
2nd singular	*biskirmijēs	*biskirmidī
3rd singular	*biskirmijē	*biskirmidī
1st plural	*biskirmijēm	*biskirmidīm
2nd plural	*biskirmijēþ	*biskirmidīd
3rd plural	*biskirmijēn	*biskirmidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*biskirmi
Plural	*biskirmiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*biskirmijandī	*biskirmid

Descendants

• Old Frisian: biskirma
• Old Saxon: biskermian
• Old Dutch: biskirmen
  • Middle Dutch: beschermen
    • Dutch: beschermen
• Old High German: biskirmen
  • Middle High German: beschirmen
    • German: beschirmen