Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þingōn

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 *þingōną, equivalent to *þing (“meeting, case, matter”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*þingōn

  1. to hold a meeting, address, discuss

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *þingōn
1st sg. past *þingōdā
Infinitive *þingōn
Genitive infin. *þingōnijas
Dative infin. *þingōnijē
Instrum. infin. *þingōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þingō *þingōdā
2nd singular *þingōs *þingōdēs, *þingōdōs
3rd singular *þingōþ *þingōdē, *þingōdā
1st plural *þingōm *þingōdum
2nd plural *þingōþ *þingōdud
3rd plural *þingōnþ *þingōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þingō *þingōdī
2nd singular *þingōs *þingōdī
3rd singular *þingō *þingōdī
1st plural *þingōm *þingōdīm
2nd plural *þingōþ *þingōdīd
3rd plural *þingōn *þingōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þingō
Plural *þingōþ
Present Past
Participle *þingōndī *þingōd

Derived terms

  • *gaþingōn

Descendants

  • Old English: þingian
    • Middle English: thingien, thingen (likely conflated with the descendant of *þingijan)
  • Old Frisian: thingia
    • Saterland Frisian: tingje
    • West Frisian: tingje
  • Old Saxon: thingōn
  • Old Dutch: *thingon
  • Old High German: dingōn
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