Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/turbijan

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *turbijaną. Equivalent to *turb (“peat”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*turbijan

1. to extract peat
2. to cover with peat

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*turbijan
1st sg. past	*turbidā
Infinitive	*turbijan
Genitive infin.	*turbijannjas
Dative infin.	*turbijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*turbijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*turbiju	*turbidā
2nd singular	*turbisi	*turbidēs, *turbidōs
3rd singular	*turbiþi	*turbidē, *turbidā
1st plural	*turbijum	*turbidum
2nd plural	*turbiþ	*turbidud
3rd plural	*turbijanþ	*turbidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*turbijē	*turbidī
2nd singular	*turbijēs	*turbidī
3rd singular	*turbijē	*turbidī
1st plural	*turbijēm	*turbidīm
2nd plural	*turbijēþ	*turbidīd
3rd plural	*turbijēn	*turbidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*turbi
Plural	*turbiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*turbijandī	*turbid

Descendants

• Old English: *tyrfan
  • ⇒ Old English: getyrfan
    • >? Middle English: tirven, terven, tyrven, tirfen
• Old Dutch: *turven
  • Middle Dutch: turven, torven
    • Dutch: turven