Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frawurkijan

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 Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną. Equivalent to *fra- +‎ *wurkijan.

Verb

*frawurkijan

1. to work ill, do wrong, sin

Inflection

Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive	*frawurkijan
1st sg. past	*fraworhtā
Infinitive	*frawurkijan
Genitive infin.	*frawurkijannjas
Dative infin.	*frawurkijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*frawurkijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*frawurkiju	*fraworhtā
2nd singular	*frawurkisi	*fraworhtēs, *fraworhtōs
3rd singular	*frawurkiþi	*fraworhtē, *fraworhtā
1st plural	*frawurkijum	*fraworhtum
2nd plural	*frawurkiþ	*fraworhtud
3rd plural	*frawurkijanþ	*fraworhtun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*frawurkijē	*fraworhtī
2nd singular	*frawurkijēs	*fraworhtī
3rd singular	*frawurkijē	*fraworhtī
1st plural	*frawurkijēm	*fraworhtīm
2nd plural	*frawurkijēþ	*fraworhtīd
3rd plural	*frawurkijēn	*fraworhtīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*frawurki
Plural	*frawurkiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*frawurkijandī	*fraworht

Descendants

• Old English: forwyrcan
  • Middle English: forwurchen
    • English: forwork
• Old Saxon: farwirkian
• Old High German: firwurken