Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/daʀēn

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 *daʀ, *das (“dizzy”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*daʀēn

to be numbed; to be still

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*daʀēn
1st sg. past	*daʀ?dā
Infinitive	*daʀēn
Genitive infin.	*daʀēnijas
Dative infin.	*daʀēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*daʀēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*daʀē	*daʀ?dā
2nd singular	*daʀēs	daʀ?dēs, daʀ?dēs
3rd singular	*daʀēþ	daʀ?dē, daʀ?dā
1st plural	*daʀēm	*daʀ?dum
2nd plural	*daʀēþ	*daʀ?dud
3rd plural	*daʀēnþ	*daʀ?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*daʀē	*daʀ?dī
2nd singular	*daʀēs	*daʀ?dī
3rd singular	*daʀē	*daʀ?dī
1st plural	*daʀēm	*daʀ?dīm
2nd plural	*daʀēþ	*daʀ?dīd
3rd plural	*daʀēn	*daʀ?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*daʀē
Plural	*daʀēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*daʀēndī	*daʀ?d

Derived terms

*bidaʀēn
- Old Frisian: *bidaria
  - West Frisian: bedarje, bedaarje
- Old Saxon: *bidaron
  - Middle Low German: *bedaren
    - German Low German: bedaren
- Old Dutch: *bidaron
  - Middle Dutch: bedāren
    - Dutch: bedaren
    - West Flemish: verdaren
    - → Danish: bedare, bedage
    - → Norwegian: bedage
    - → Swedish: bedarra

Descendants

Old English: darian
- Middle English: daren
  - English: dare
- Middle English: daren