Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tanþēn

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 *tanþ (“tooth”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*tanþēn

1. to show teeth, bite
2. to get teeth

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*tanþēn
1st sg. past	*tanþ?dā
Infinitive	*tanþēn
Genitive infin.	*tanþēnijas
Dative infin.	*tanþēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*tanþēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*tanþē	*tanþ?dā
2nd singular	*tanþēs	*tanþ?dēs, *tanþ?dēs
3rd singular	*tanþēþ	*tanþ?dē, *tanþ?dā
1st plural	*tanþēm	*tanþ?dum
2nd plural	*tanþēþ	*tanþ?dud
3rd plural	*tanþēnþ	*tanþ?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*tanþē	*tanþ?dī
2nd singular	*tanþēs	*tanþ?dī
3rd singular	*tanþē	*tanþ?dī
1st plural	*tanþēm	*tanþ?dīm
2nd plural	*tanþēþ	*tanþ?dīd
3rd plural	*tanþēn	*tanþ?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*tanþē
Plural	*tanþēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*tanþēndī	*tanþ?d

Descendants

• Old English: *tōþian
  • Middle English: tothen
• Old Saxon: *tandōn
  • Middle Low German: tanden
• Old Dutch: *tandon
  • Middle Dutch: tanden
• Old High German: zannēn
  • Middle High German: zannen, zanen