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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tanþēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *tanþ (“tooth”) + *-ēn.
Verb
*tanþēn
- to show teeth, to bite
- 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