Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þunkijan

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 *þunkijaną.

Verb

*þunkijan

  1. to seem, appear

Inflection

Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *þunkijan
1st sg. past *þų̄htā
Infinitive *þunkijan
Genitive infin. *þunkijannjas
Dative infin. *þunkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *þunkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þunkiju *þų̄htā
2nd singular *þunkisi *þų̄htēs, *þų̄htōs
3rd singular *þunkiþi *þų̄htē, *þų̄htā
1st plural *þunkijum *þų̄htum
2nd plural *þunkiþ *þų̄htud
3rd plural *þunkijanþ *þų̄htun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þunkijē *þų̄htī
2nd singular *þunkijēs *þų̄htī
3rd singular *þunkijē *þų̄htī
1st plural *þunkijēm *þų̄htīm
2nd plural *þunkijēþ *þų̄htīd
3rd plural *þunkijēn *þų̄htīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þunki
Plural *þunkiþ
Present Past
Participle *þunkijandī *þų̄ht

Descendants

  • Old English: þyncan, þynċean
  • Old Frisian: thinka, thinza, thinsza, tinsa
    • Saterland Frisian: tinke
    • West Frisian: tinckje, tinkje
  • Old Saxon: thunkian
  • Old Dutch: thunken
  • Old High German: dunken