Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þannjan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þanjaną.

Verb

*þannjan[1]

  1. to stretch, to extend

Inflection

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

  • Old English: þennan
    • Middle English: thinnen
  • Old Frisian: *thenna, *thena
    • Saterland Frisian: diene; deenje
  • Old Saxon: thennian
  • Old Dutch: thennen
  • Old High German: thenen, thennen, denen, dennen

References

  1. ^ 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]”
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