Reconstruction:Old Dutch/thwingan
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This Old Dutch 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. |
Old Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *þwingan, from Proto-Germanic *þwinhaną, related to *þwangiz (“clamp, strap”).
Verb
[edit]*thwingan
- to force
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *thwingan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | *thwingan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *thwingo, *thwingon | *thwanc |
| 2nd person singular | *thwingis, *thwingist | *thwungi, *thwungis |
| 3rd person singular | *thwingit | *thwanc |
| 1st person plural | *thwingon | *thwungun |
| 2nd person plural | *thwinget | *thwungut |
| 3rd person plural | *thwingont | *thwungun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *thwinge | *thwungi |
| 2nd person singular | *thwinges, *thwingest | *thwungi, *thwungis |
| 3rd person singular | *thwinge | *thwungi |
| 1st person plural | *thwingen | *thwungin |
| 2nd person plural | *thwinget | *thwungit |
| 3rd person plural | *thwingen | *thwungin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | *thwinc | |
| plural | *thwinget | |
| participle | present | past |
| *thwingandi | *thwungan, *githwungan | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle Dutch: dwingen
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Old Dutch/thwingan”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.