Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þunnijan

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 *þunnijaną. Equivalent to *þunnī (“thin”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*þunnijan

  1. to make thin

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *þunnijan
1st sg. past *þunnidā
Infinitive *þunnijan
Genitive infin. *þunnijannjas
Dative infin. *þunnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *þunnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þunniju *þunnidā
2nd singular *þunnisi *þunnidēs, *þunnidōs
3rd singular *þunniþi *þunnidē, *þunnidā
1st plural *þunnijum *þunnidum
2nd plural *þunniþ *þunnidud
3rd plural *þunnijanþ *þunnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þunnijē *þunnidī
2nd singular *þunnijēs *þunnidī
3rd singular *þunnijē *þunnidī
1st plural *þunnijēm *þunnidīm
2nd plural *þunnijēþ *þunnidīd
3rd plural *þunnijēn *þunnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þunni
Plural *þunniþ
Present Past
Participle *þunnijandī *þunnid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *thunnen (could be from *þunnijōn instead)
  • Old Dutch: *thunnen (could be from *þunnijōn instead)
  • Old High German: *dunnen
  • ⇒ Old High German: gidunnen
  • ⇒ Old High German: irdunnen
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