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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tannjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*tannjan
- to incite, to provoke
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *tannjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *tanidā | |
| Infinitive | *tannjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *tannjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *tannjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *tannjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tannju | *tanidā |
| 2nd singular | *tanisi | *tanidēs, *tanidōs |
| 3rd singular | *taniþi | *tanidē, *tanidā |
| 1st plural | *tannjum | *tanidum |
| 2nd plural | *taniþ | *tanidud |
| 3rd plural | *tannjanþ | *tanidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tannjē | *tanidī |
| 2nd singular | *tannjēs | *tanidī |
| 3rd singular | *tannjē | *tanidī |
| 1st plural | *tannjēm | *tanidīm |
| 2nd plural | *tannjēþ | *tanidīd |
| 3rd plural | *tannjēn | *tanidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *tani | |
| Plural | *taniþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *tannjandī | *tanid |
Descendants
- Old English: tennan
- Old Dutch: *tennen
- Middle Dutch: tenen, tennen
- Old High German: zenen, zennen
- Middle High German: zenen, zennen
- Swiss High German: zännen
- Middle High German: zenen, zennen
- →? Old French: tanner (to hurt, to torment)