Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/irzijaną

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

*irzijaz (bewildered; erring) +‎ *-janą (denominal suffix).[1] Cognate with Latin errō (to wander, roam, stray, lose one's way), Lithuanian įširsti (to become angry, fly into passion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈir.zi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*irzijaną[1]

  1. to delude, mislead

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *irzijō *irzijaų *irzijai ?
2nd singular *irzīsi *irzijais *irzī *irzijasai *irzijaisau
3rd singular *irzīþi *irzijai *irzijaþau *irzijaþai *irzijaiþau
1st dual *irzijōs *irzijaiw
2nd dual *irzijaþiz *irzijaiþiz *irzijaþiz
1st plural *irzijamaz *irzijaim *irzijanþai *irzijainþau
2nd plural *irzīþ *irzijaiþ *irzīþ *irzijanþai *irzijainþau
3rd plural *irzijanþi *irzijain *irzijanþau *irzijanþai *irzijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *irzidǭ *irzidēdį̄
2nd singular *irzidēz *irzidēdīz
3rd singular *irzidē *irzidēdī
1st dual *irzidēdū *irzidēdīw
2nd dual *irzidēdudiz *irzidēdīdiz
1st plural *irzidēdum *irzidēdīm
2nd plural *irzidēdud *irzidēdīd
3rd plural *irzidēdun *irzidēdīn
present past
participles *irzijandz *irzidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *irʀijan
    • Old Saxon: irrian, irrean
    • Old Dutch: irren
    • Old High German: irren
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*erzjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 86