Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þannjan

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 *þanjaną.

Verb

*þannjan

1. to stretch, to extend

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*þannjan
1st sg. past	*þanidā
Infinitive	*þannjan
Genitive infin.	*þannjannjas
Dative infin.	*þannjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*þannjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þannju	*þanidā
2nd singular	*þanisi	*þanidēs, *þanidōs
3rd singular	*þaniþi	*þanidē, *þanidā
1st plural	*þannjum	*þanidum
2nd plural	*þaniþ	*þanidud
3rd plural	*þannjanþ	*þanidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þannjē	*þanidī
2nd singular	*þannjēs	*þanidī
3rd singular	*þannjē	*þanidī
1st plural	*þannjēm	*þanidīm
2nd plural	*þannjēþ	*þanidīd
3rd plural	*þannjēn	*þanidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þani
Plural	*þaniþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*þannjandī	*þanid

Descendants

• Old English: þennan
  • Middle English: thinnen
• Old Frisian: *thenna, *thena
  • Saterland Frisian: diene; deenje
• Old Saxon: thennian
  • Middle Low German: dennen, dēnen
• Old Dutch: thennen
  • Middle Dutch: dēnen
• Old High German: thenen, thennen, denen, dennen
  • Middle High German: denen, dennen
    • German: dehnen
      • → Luxembourgish: deenen