Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þunnēn

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 *þunnī (“thin”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*þunnēn

1. to be thin
2. to become thin

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*þunnēn
1st sg. past	*þunn?dā
Infinitive	*þunnēn
Genitive infin.	*þunnēnijas
Dative infin.	*þunnēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*þunnēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þunnē	*þunn?dā
2nd singular	*þunnēs	*þunn?dēs, *þunn?dēs
3rd singular	*þunnēþ	*þunn?dē, *þunn?dā
1st plural	*þunnēm	*þunn?dum
2nd plural	*þunnēþ	*þunn?dud
3rd plural	*þunnēnþ	*þunn?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þunnē	*þunn?dī
2nd singular	*þunnēs	*þunn?dī
3rd singular	*þunnē	*þunn?dī
1st plural	*þunnēm	*þunn?dīm
2nd plural	*þunnēþ	*þunn?dīd
3rd plural	*þunnēn	*þunn?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þunnē
Plural	*þunnēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*þunnēndī	*þunn?d

Related terms

• *þunnijan
• *þunnijōn

Descendants

• Old English: þynnian
  • Middle English: thinnen
    • English: thin
• Old Saxon: *thunnon
  • Middle Low German: dunnen, dünnen
• Old Dutch: *thunnon
  • Middle Dutch: donnen, dunnen
    • Dutch: dunnen
• Old High German: dunnēn
  • Middle High German: dunnen, dünnen
    • German: dünnen