Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dirkinōn

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 *derk +‎ *-inōn.

Verb

*dirkinōn

1. to darken, become dark
2. to darken, make dark

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*dirkinōn
1st sg. past	*dirkinōdā
Infinitive	*dirkinōn
Genitive infin.	*dirkinōnijas
Dative infin.	*dirkinōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*dirkinōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*dirkinō	*dirkinōdā
2nd singular	*dirkinōs	*dirkinōdēs, *dirkinōdōs
3rd singular	*dirkinōþ	*dirkinōdē, *dirkinōdā
1st plural	*dirkinōm	*dirkinōdum
2nd plural	*dirkinōþ	*dirkinōdud
3rd plural	*dirkinōnþ	*dirkinōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*dirkinō	*dirkinōdī
2nd singular	*dirkinōs	*dirkinōdī
3rd singular	*dirkinō	*dirkinōdī
1st plural	*dirkinōm	*dirkinōdīm
2nd plural	*dirkinōþ	*dirkinōdīd
3rd plural	*dirkinōn	*dirkinōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*dirkinō
Plural	*dirkinōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*dirkinōndī	*dirkinōd

Descendants

• Old English: *diercnian, *deorcnian
  • Middle English: dirkenen, derkenen
    • English: darken
    • Scots: derken, durken
• Old High German: terkanen, tarkenen