Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werþaną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *wértti, from *wert- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
*werþaną
- (transitive) to become
- (intransitive) to come to be, to come into existence
- (intransitive) to happen, to come about
- (auxiliary) used to form the passive voice, together with a past participle
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *werþaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wert-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic verbs
- Proto-Germanic transitive verbs
- Proto-Germanic intransitive verbs
- Proto-Germanic auxiliary verbs
- Proto-Germanic class 3 strong verbs