Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tannjan

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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

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Verb

*tannjan

  1. to incite, to provoke

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tannjan
1st sg. past *tanidā
Infinitive *tannjan
Genitive infin. *tannjannjas
Dative infin. *tannjannjē
Instrum. infin. *tannjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tannju *tanidā
2nd singular *tanisi *tanidēs, *tanidōs
3rd singular *taniþi *tanidē, *tanidā
1st plural *tannjum *tanidum
2nd plural *taniþ *tanidud
3rd plural *tannjanþ *tanidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tannjē *tanidī
2nd singular *tannjēs *tanidī
3rd singular *tannjē *tanidī
1st plural *tannjēm *tanidīm
2nd plural *tannjēþ *tanidīd
3rd plural *tannjēn *tanidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tani
Plural *taniþ
Present Past
Participle *tannjandī *tanid

Descendants

  • Old English: tennan
  • Old Dutch: *tennen
  • Old High German: zenen, zennen
  • ? Old French: tanner (to hurt, to torment)