Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þannjan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *þanjaną.
Verb
[edit]*þannjan[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þannjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *þanidā | |
| Infinitive | *þannjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *þannjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *þannjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þannjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þannju | *þanidā |
| 2nd singular | *þanisi | *þanidēs, *þanidōs |
| 3rd singular | *þaniþi | *þanidē, *þanidā |
| 1st plural | *þannjum | *þanidum |
| 2nd plural | *þaniþ | *þanidud |
| 3rd plural | *þannjanþ | *þanidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þannjē | *þanidī |
| 2nd singular | *þannjēs | *þanidī |
| 3rd singular | *þannjē | *þanidī |
| 1st plural | *þannjēm | *þanidīm |
| 2nd plural | *þannjēþ | *þanidīd |
| 3rd plural | *þannjēn | *þanidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þani | |
| Plural | *þaniþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þannjandī | *þanid |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: þennan
- Middle English: thinnen
- Old Frisian: *thenna, *thena
- Old Saxon: thennian
- Old Dutch: thennen
- Middle Dutch: dēnen
- Old High German: thenen, thennen, denen, dennen
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *[þanʲnʲan]”