Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ārundijan

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 *ārundī (“message, errand”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*ārundijan

1. to go on an errand
2. to announce, deliver a message

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*ārundijan
1st sg. past	*ārundidā
Infinitive	*ārundijan
Genitive infin.	*ārundijannjas
Dative infin.	*ārundijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*ārundijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*ārundiju	*ārundidā
2nd singular	*ārundisi	*ārundidēs, *ārundidōs
3rd singular	*ārundiþi	*ārundidē, *ārundidā
1st plural	*ārundijum	*ārundidum
2nd plural	*ārundiþ	*ārundidud
3rd plural	*ārundijanþ	*ārundidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*ārundijē	*ārundidī
2nd singular	*ārundijēs	*ārundidī
3rd singular	*ārundijē	*ārundidī
1st plural	*ārundijēm	*ārundidīm
2nd plural	*ārundijēþ	*ārundidīd
3rd plural	*ārundijēn	*ārundidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*ārundi
Plural	*ārundiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*ārundijandī	*ārundid

Related terms

• *ārundijōn

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *ārundian
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: giārundid (ppt)
• Old High German: ārunten
  • Middle High German: ernden (“to intercede for”)
  • ⇒ Middle High German: ērendære, ērndære, ērnder, ernder (“message organiser, messenger, intercessor”)