Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahaną

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibly related to Old Prussian twaxtan (“brushwood for bathing”), presuming Proto-Indo-European *twek-.[1]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*þwahaną[1][2][3]

  1. to wash, bathe

Inflection

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Conjugation of *þwahaną (strong class 6)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *þwahō *þwahaų — *þwahai ?
2nd singular *þwahizi *þwahaiz *þwah *þwahazai *þwahaizau
3rd singular *þwahidi *þwahai *þwahadau *þwahadai *þwahaidau
1st dual *þwahōz *þwahaiw — — —
2nd dual *þwahadiz *þwahaidiz *þwahadiz — —
1st plural *þwahamaz *þwahaim — *þwahandai *þwahaindau
2nd plural *þwahid *þwahaid *þwahid *þwahandai *þwahaindau
3rd plural *þwahandi *þwahain *þwahandau *þwahandai *þwahaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *þwōh *þwōgį̄
2nd singular *þwōht *þwōgīz
3rd singular *þwōh *þwōgī
1st dual *þwōgū *þwōgīw
2nd dual *þwōgudiz *þwōgīdiz
1st plural *þwōgum *þwōgīm
2nd plural *þwōgud *þwōgīd
3rd plural *þwōgun *þwōgīn
present past
participles *þwahandz *þwaganaz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þwahan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 555
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þwaxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 431
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “ÞWAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 525
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