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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þauwjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þawjaną.
Verb
*þauwjan
- to thaw
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þauwjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *þawidā | |
| Infinitive | *þauwjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *þauwjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *þauwjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þauwjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þauwju | *þawidā |
| 2nd singular | *þawisi | *þawidēs, *þawidōs |
| 3rd singular | *þawiþi | *þawidē, *þawidā |
| 1st plural | *þauwjum | *þawidum |
| 2nd plural | *þawiþ | *þawidud |
| 3rd plural | *þauwjanþ | *þawidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þauwjē | *þawidī |
| 2nd singular | *þauwjēs | *þawidī |
| 3rd singular | *þauwjē | *þawidī |
| 1st plural | *þauwjēm | *þawidīm |
| 2nd plural | *þauwjēþ | *þawidīd |
| 3rd plural | *þauwjēn | *þawidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þawi | |
| Plural | *þawiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þauwjandī | *þawid |
Descendants
- Old English: þawian, þaƿian
- English: thaw
- Old Frisian: *thēia
- West Frisian: teie
- Old Saxon: *thouwian, thōian
- Middle Low German: douwen, dôien
- Old Dutch: *thōien
- Middle Dutch: dôyen
- Dutch: dooien
- Middle Dutch: dôyen
- Old High German: douwen
- Middle High German: douwen
- German: tauen
- Middle High German: douwen