Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tinnaną

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

Alternative forms

• *tinþaną (?)

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *dendʰneti. The ultimate origin is unclear, as solid cognates outside of Germanic are lacking. Osthoff suggests Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w- (“kindle, burn”) (Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō)), but Pokorny rejects this.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtin.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tinnaną

1. to burn

Inflection

Conjugation of *tinnaną (strong class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*tinnō	*tinnaų	—	*tinnai	?
2nd singular	*tinnizi	*tinnaiz	*tinn	*tinnazai	*tinnaizau
3rd singular	*tinnidi	*tinnai	*tinnadau	*tinnadai	*tinnaidau
1st dual	*tinnōz	*tinnaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*tinnadiz	*tinnaidiz	*tinnadiz	—	—
1st plural	*tinnamaz	*tinnaim	—	*tinnandai	*tinnaindau
2nd plural	*tinnid	*tinnaid	*tinnid	*tinnandai	*tinnaindau
3rd plural	*tinnandi	*tinnain	*tinnandau	*tinnandai	*tinnaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*tann	*tunnį̄
2nd singular	*tannt	*tunnīz
3rd singular	*tann	*tunnī
1st dual	*tunnū	*tunnīw
2nd dual	*tunnudiz	*tunnīdiz
1st plural	*tunnum	*tunnīm
2nd plural	*tunnud	*tunnīd
3rd plural	*tunnun	*tunnīn
	present	past
participles	*tinnandz	*tunnanaz

Derived terms

• *tandijaną
• *tandrô
• *tundijaną
• *tundilaz
• *tundrą
• *tundrijǭ

Related terms

• *tinþslô

Descendants

• Old English: tinnan
• Old High German: *zinnan
  • Middle High German: zinnen