Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twinganą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Unclear, seems to be closely related *þwinhaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwiŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*twinganą

  1. to press
  2. to squeeze

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *twingō *twingaų — *twingai ?
2nd singular *twingizi *twingaiz *twing *twingazai *twingaizau
3rd singular *twingidi *twingai *twingadau *twingadai *twingaidau
1st dual *twingōz *twingaiw — — —
2nd dual *twingadiz *twingaidiz *twingadiz — —
1st plural *twingamaz *twingaim — *twingandai *twingaindau
2nd plural *twingid *twingaid *twingid *twingandai *twingaindau
3rd plural *twingandi *twingain *twingandau *twingandai *twingaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *twang *twungį̄
2nd singular *twanht *twungīz
3rd singular *twang *twungī
1st dual *twungū *twungīw
2nd dual *twungudiz *twungīdiz
1st plural *twungum *twungīm
2nd plural *twungud *twungīd
3rd plural *twungun *twungīn
present past
participles *twingandz *twunganaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *twingan
    • Old English: twingan
      • Middle English: twingen
    • >? Old Dutch: *twingan
      • >? Middle Dutch: twingen (might reflect the causative twengen instead)
    • Old High German: *zwingan
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