Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwahan

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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 *þwahaną.

Verb[edit]

*þwahan

  1. to wash

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 6
Infinitive *þwahan
1st sg. past *þwōh
3rd pl. past *þwōgun
Past ptcple *þwagan
Infinitive *þwahan
Genitive infin. *þwahannjas
Dative infin. *þwahannjē
Instrum. infin. *þwahannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þwahu *þwōh
2nd singular *þwahiʀi *þwōgī
3rd singular *þwahidi *þwōh
1st plural *þwahum *þwōgum
2nd plural *þwahid *þwōgud
3rd plural *þwahand *þwōgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þwahē *þwōgī
2nd singular *þwahēs *þwōgī
3rd singular *þwahē *þwōgī
1st plural *þwahēm *þwōgīm
2nd plural *þwahēþ *þwōgīd
3rd plural *þwahēn *þwōgīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þwah
Plural *þwahid
Present Past
Participle *þwahandī *þwagan

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: þwēan
  • Old Frisian:
    • North Frisian: sau (Amrum)
  • Old Saxon: thwahan
  • Old Dutch: thwān
  • Old High German: dwahan