Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunhijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

A zero-grade ye-present related to *þwinhaną (“to force, press”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθuŋ.xi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þunhijaną

1. to press

Inflection

Conjugation of *þunhijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þunhijō	*þunhijaų	—	*þunhijai	?
2nd singular	*þunhīsi	*þunhijais	*þunhī	*þunhijasai	*þunhijaisau
3rd singular	*þunhīþi	*þunhijai	*þunhijaþau	*þunhijaþai	*þunhijaiþau
1st dual	*þunhijōs	*þunhijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*þunhijaþiz	*þunhijaiþiz	*þunhijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*þunhijamaz	*þunhijaim	—	*þunhijanþai	*þunhijainþau
2nd plural	*þunhīþ	*þunhijaiþ	*þunhīþ	*þunhijanþai	*þunhijainþau
3rd plural	*þunhijanþi	*þunhijain	*þunhijanþau	*þunhijanþai	*þunhijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þunhidǭ	*þunhidēdį̄
2nd singular	*þunhidēz	*þunhidēdīz
3rd singular	*þunhidē	*þunhidēdī
1st dual	*þunhidēdū	*þunhidēdīw
2nd dual	*þunhidēdudiz	*þunhidēdīdiz
1st plural	*þunhidēdum	*þunhidēdīm
2nd plural	*þunhidēdud	*þunhidēdīd
3rd plural	*þunhidēdun	*þunhidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*þunhijandz	*þunhidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þų̄hijan
  • Old English: þȳwan, þēowan, þēon, þīwan
    • Middle English: thewen
    • ⇒ Old English: geþȳwan
  • Old Saxon: *thūwian
    • Middle Low German: dûwen, dü̂wen, döuwen
      • German Low German: duven
  • Old Dutch: *thūwen
    • Middle Dutch: duwen, douwen
      • Dutch: duwen, douwen
  • Old High German: diuhen, dūhen
• Old Norse: þyggja
  • Faroese: tyggja