Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurzijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

    By surface analysis, *þursuz (dry) +‎ *-janą. Based on the comparison with Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛṣyati), a Proto-Indo-European verb *tr̥syéti can be reconstructed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈθur.zi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *þurzijaną[1][2]

    1. (transitive) to parch, make dry
    2. (transitive) to make thirsty
    3. (impersonal, with accusative) to be thirsty

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *þurzijaną (weak class 1)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *þurzijō *þurzijaų *þurzijai ?
    2nd singular *þurzīsi *þurzijais *þurzī *þurzijasai *þurzijaisau
    3rd singular *þurzīþi *þurzijai *þurzijaþau *þurzijaþai *þurzijaiþau
    1st dual *þurzijōs *þurzijaiw
    2nd dual *þurzijaþiz *þurzijaiþiz *þurzijaþiz
    1st plural *þurzijamaz *þurzijaim *þurzijanþai *þurzijainþau
    2nd plural *þurzīþ *þurzijaiþ *þurzīþ *þurzijanþai *þurzijainþau
    3rd plural *þurzijanþi *þurzijain *þurzijanþau *þurzijanþai *þurzijainþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *þurzidǭ *þurzidēdį̄
    2nd singular *þurzidēz *þurzidēdīz
    3rd singular *þurzidē *þurzidēdī
    1st dual *þurzidēdū *þurzidēdīw
    2nd dual *þurzidēdudiz *þurzidēdīdiz
    1st plural *þurzidēdum *þurzidēdīm
    2nd plural *þurzidēdud *þurzidēdīd
    3rd plural *þurzidēdun *þurzidēdīn
    present past
    participles *þurzijandz *þurzidaz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *þurʀijan
      • Old English: þyrrian, þyrran (only attested in the past participle þyrred)
    • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þaursjan)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þurstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 554:*þurzjan
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*þursjanan~*þurzjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 430