Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tangijan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *tangijaną. Equivalent to *tangu (tongs, pliers) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*tangijan

  1. to press together
  2. to fasten

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tangijan
1st sg. past *tangidā
Infinitive *tangijan
Genitive infin. *tangijannjas
Dative infin. *tangijannjē
Instrum. infin. *tangijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tangiju *tangidā
2nd singular *tangisi *tangidēs, *tangidōs
3rd singular *tangiþi *tangidē, *tangidā
1st plural *tangijum *tangidum
2nd plural *tangiþ *tangidud
3rd plural *tangijanþ *tangidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tangijē *tangidī
2nd singular *tangijēs *tangidī
3rd singular *tangijē *tangidī
1st plural *tangijēm *tangidīm
2nd plural *tangijēþ *tangidīd
3rd plural *tangijēn *tangidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tangi
Plural *tangiþ
Present Past
Participle *tangijandī *tangid

Descendants edit

  • Old English: tengan
  • Old Saxon: *tengian
  • Old High German: *tengen