Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/derkōn

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 (“dirty, dark”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*derkōn

to darken, become dark, grow dim

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*derkōn
1st sg. past	*derkōdā
Infinitive	*derkōn
Genitive infin.	*derkōnijas
Dative infin.	*derkōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*derkōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*derkō	*derkōdā
2nd singular	*derkōs	derkōdēs, derkōdōs
3rd singular	*derkōþ	derkōdē, derkōdā
1st plural	*derkōm	*derkōdum
2nd plural	*derkōþ	*derkōdud
3rd plural	*derkōnþ	*derkōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*derkō	*derkōdī
2nd singular	*derkōs	*derkōdī
3rd singular	*derkō	*derkōdī
1st plural	*derkōm	*derkōdīm
2nd plural	*derkōþ	*derkōdīd
3rd plural	*derkōn	*derkōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*derkō
Plural	*derkōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*derkōndī	*derkōd

Descendants

Old English: deorcian, dearcian
- Middle English: derken, darken
  - English: dark
  - Scots: derk, dirk
Old High German: *tarchōn, *terchōn, *derkōn
- Middle High German: terken, derken

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