Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stingan

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 *stinganą.

Verb

*stingan

  1. to stick out; protrude
  2. to sting

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *stingan
1st sg. past *stang
3rd pl. past *stungun
Past ptcple *stungan
Infinitive *stingan
Genitive infin. *stingannjas
Dative infin. *stingannjē
Instrum. infin. *stingannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *stingu *stang
2nd singular *stingiʀi *stungī
3rd singular *stingidi *stang
1st plural *stingum *stungum
2nd plural *stingid *stungud
3rd plural *stingand *stungun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *stingē *stungī
2nd singular *stingēs *stungī
3rd singular *stingē *stungī
1st plural *stingēm *stungīm
2nd plural *stingēþ *stungīd
3rd plural *stingēn *stungīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sting
Plural *stingid
Present Past
Participle *stingandī *stungan

Descendants

  • Old English: stingan
    • Middle English: styngen, sting, stinge, stingen, styng, stynge, styngge
      • English: sting
      • Scots: sting
  • Old High German: stingan
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