Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/twangijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twangijaną.

Verb

*twangijan

to pinch, to squeeze

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*twangijan
1st sg. past	*twangidā
Infinitive	*twangijan
Genitive infin.	*twangijannjas
Dative infin.	*twangijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*twangijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*twangiju	*twangidā
2nd singular	*twangisi	twangidēs, twangidōs
3rd singular	*twangiþi	twangidē, twangidā
1st plural	*twangijum	*twangidum
2nd plural	*twangiþ	*twangidud
3rd plural	*twangijanþ	*twangidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*twangijē	*twangidī
2nd singular	*twangijēs	*twangidī
3rd singular	*twangijē	*twangidī
1st plural	*twangijēm	*twangidīm
2nd plural	*twangijēþ	*twangidīd
3rd plural	*twangijēn	*twangidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*twangi
Plural	*twangiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*twangijandī	*twangid

Related terms

*twingan

Descendants

Old English: twenġan
- Middle English: twengen
  - English: twinge
Old Saxon: twengian
Old Dutch: *twengen
- Middle Dutch: twengen
Old High German: zwengen