Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þų̄hijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þunhijaną.
Verb
*þų̄hijan[1]
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Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þų̄hijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *þų̄hidā | |
| Infinitive | *þų̄hijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *þų̄hijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *þų̄hijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þų̄hijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þų̄hiju | *þų̄hidā |
| 2nd singular | *þų̄hisi | *þų̄hidēs, *þų̄hidōs |
| 3rd singular | *þų̄hiþi | *þų̄hidē, *þų̄hidā |
| 1st plural | *þų̄hijum | *þų̄hidum |
| 2nd plural | *þų̄hiþ | *þų̄hidud |
| 3rd plural | *þų̄hijanþ | *þų̄hidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þų̄hijē | *þų̄hidī |
| 2nd singular | *þų̄hijēs | *þų̄hidī |
| 3rd singular | *þų̄hijē | *þų̄hidī |
| 1st plural | *þų̄hijēm | *þų̄hidīm |
| 2nd plural | *þų̄hijēþ | *þų̄hidīd |
| 3rd plural | *þų̄hijēn | *þų̄hidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þų̄hi | |
| Plural | *þų̄hiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þų̄hijandī | *þų̄hid |
Descendants
- Old English: þȳwan, þēowan, þēon, þīwan
- Middle English: thewen
- ⇒ Old English: geþȳwan
- Old Saxon: *thūwian
- Old Dutch: *thūwen
- Old High German: diuhen, dūhen
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 317: “PWGmc *þūhijan”