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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/derk

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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

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Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *derkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerg-o-s, from *dʰerg- (to dim, darken). Perhaps cognate with Tocharian A tärkär, Tocharian B tarkär (cloud), Old Irish derg (red), Lithuanian dė́rgti (to sleet, make dirty, slander), and possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *dárˀgāˀ (bad weather).[1][2]

Adjective

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*derk

  1. dirty
  2. dark

Inflection

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a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *derk
Genitive *derkas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *derk *derku *derk
Accusative *derkanā *derkā *derk
Genitive *derkas *derkeʀā *derkas
Dative *derkumē *derkeʀē *derkumē
Instrumental *derku *derkeʀu *derku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *derkē *derkō *derku
Accusative *derkā *derkā *derku
Genitive *derkeʀō *derkeʀō *derkeʀō
Dative *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum
Instrumental *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum *derkēm, *derkum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*derkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 71
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*derka-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93