Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tanþijan

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 *tanþijaną.

Verb

*tanþijan

  1. to teethe
  2. to bite

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tanþijan
1st sg. past *tanþidā
Infinitive *tanþijan
Genitive infin. *tanþijannjas
Dative infin. *tanþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *tanþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tanþiju *tanþidā
2nd singular *tanþisi *tanþidēs, *tanþidōs
3rd singular *tanþiþi *tanþidē, *tanþidā
1st plural *tanþijum *tanþidum
2nd plural *tanþiþ *tanþidud
3rd plural *tanþijanþ *tanþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tanþijē *tanþidī
2nd singular *tanþijēs *tanþidī
3rd singular *tanþijē *tanþidī
1st plural *tanþijēm *tanþidīm
2nd plural *tanþijēþ *tanþidīd
3rd plural *tanþijēn *tanþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tanþi
Plural *tanþiþ
Present Past
Participle *tanþijandī *tanþid

Descendants

  • Old English: *tēþan
  • Old Saxon: *tendian, *tennian, *tenian
  • Old High German: zenden, zennen, zenen