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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/targijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms
  • *terganą

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *derHgʰ- (“to pull, tug, irritate”). Cognate with Russian дергать (dergat', “to pull, yank, jerk, pluck up”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑr.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*targijaną

  1. to pull; yank; tug; tease
  2. to irritate

Inflection
Conjugation of *targijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *targijō*targijaų—*targijai*?
2nd singular *targīsi*targijais*targī*targijasai*targijaisau
3rd singular *targīþi*targijai*targijaþau*targijaþai*targijaiþau
1st dual *targijōs*targijaiw———
2nd dual *targijaþiz*targijaiþiz*targijaþiz——
1st plural *targijamaz*targijaim—*targijanþai*targijainþau
2nd plural *targīþ*targijaiþ*targīþ*targijanþai*targijainþau
3rd plural *targijanþi*targijain*targijanþau*targijanþai*targijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *targidǭ*targidēdį̄
2nd singular *targidēz*targidēdīz
3rd singular *targidē*targidēdī
1st dual *targidēdū*targidēdīw
2nd dual *targidēdudiz*targidēdīdiz
1st plural *targidēdum*targidēdīm
2nd plural *targidēdud*targidēdīd
3rd plural *targidēdun*targidēdīn
present past
participles *targijandz*targidaz

Descendants
  • Old English: tergan, tiergan, tyrgan, tirgan, tirian; tierwan
  • Old Frisian: *tergia
    • West Frisian: tergje
  • Old Saxon: *targian, *tergian
    • Middle Low German: tergen, targen
      • → Danish: tærge
      • → Norwegian: terge
      • → Swedish: targa
  • Old Dutch: *tergen
  • Old High German: *zergen
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