Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þehsan

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 *þehsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ték-se-ti, from *tek- (“to fashion, weave”) +‎ *-seti. Cognate with Latin texō (“to weave”).

Verb

*þehsan

1. to fashion, weave
2. to break flax

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*þehsan
1st sg. past	*þahs
3rd pl. past	*þuhsun
Past ptcple	*þohsan
Infinitive	*þehsan
Genitive infin.	*þehsannjas
Dative infin.	*þehsannjē
Instrum. infin.	*þehsannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*þehsu	*þahs
2nd singular	*þihsiʀi	*þuhsī
3rd singular	*þihsidi	*þahs
1st plural	*þehsum	*þuhsum
2nd plural	*þihsid	*þuhsud
3rd plural	*þehsand	*þuhsun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*þehsē	*þuhsī
2nd singular	*þehsēs	*þuhsī
3rd singular	*þehsē	*þuhsī
1st plural	*þehsēm	*þuhsīm
2nd plural	*þehsēþ	*þuhsīd
3rd plural	*þehsēn	*þuhsīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*þihs
Plural	*þihsid
	Present	Past
Participle	*þehsandī	*þohsan

Descendants

• Old High German: *dehsan
  • Middle High German: dehsen