Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twingan

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 *twinganą.

Verb

*twingan

  1. to press
  2. to squeeze

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *twingan
1st sg. past *twang
3rd pl. past *twungun
Past ptcple *twungan
Infinitive *twingan
Genitive infin. *twingannjas
Dative infin. *twingannjē
Instrum. infin. *twingannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *twingu *twang
2nd singular *twingiʀi *twungī
3rd singular *twingidi *twang
1st plural *twingum *twungum
2nd plural *twingid *twungud
3rd plural *twingand *twungun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *twingē *twungī
2nd singular *twingēs *twungī
3rd singular *twingē *twungī
1st plural *twingēm *twungīm
2nd plural *twingēþ *twungīd
3rd plural *twingēn *twungīn
Imperative Present
Singular *twing
Plural *twingid
Present Past
Participle *twingandī *twungan

Descendants

  • Old English: twingan
    • Middle English: twingen
  • >? Old Dutch: *twingan
    • >? Middle Dutch: twingen (might reflect the causative twengen instead)
  • Old High German: *zwingan
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