Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwīnan

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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 *þwīnaną.

Verb

*þwīnan

  1. to dwindle, to disappear
    Synonym: *dwīnan

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *þwīnan
1st sg. past *þwain
3rd pl. past *þwinun
Past ptcple *þwinan
Infinitive *þwīnan
Genitive infin. *þwīnannjas
Dative infin. *þwīnannjē
Instrum. infin. *þwīnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þwīnu *þwain
2nd singular *þwīniʀi *þwinī
3rd singular *þwīnidi *þwain
1st plural *þwīnum *þwinum
2nd plural *þwīnid *þwinud
3rd plural *þwīnand *þwinun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þwīnē *þwinī
2nd singular *þwīnēs *þwinī
3rd singular *þwīnē *þwinī
1st plural *þwīnēm *þwinīm
2nd plural *þwīnēþ *þwinīd
3rd plural *þwīnēn *þwinīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þwīn
Plural *þwīnid
Present Past
Participle *þwīnandī *þwinan

Descendants

  • Old English: þwīnan