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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þingijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *þingijaną.
Verb
*þingijan
- to believe, to trust
- to hope
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þingijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *þingidā | |
| Infinitive | *þingijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *þingijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *þingijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þingijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þingiju | *þingidā |
| 2nd singular | *þingisi | *þingidēs, *þingidōs |
| 3rd singular | *þingiþi | *þingidē, *þingidā |
| 1st plural | *þingijum | *þingidum |
| 2nd plural | *þingiþ | *þingidud |
| 3rd plural | *þingijanþ | *þingidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þingijē | *þingidī |
| 2nd singular | *þingijēs | *þingidī |
| 3rd singular | *þingijē | *þingidī |
| 1st plural | *þingijēm | *þingidīm |
| 2nd plural | *þingijēþ | *þingidīd |
| 3rd plural | *þingijēn | *þingidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þingi | |
| Plural | *þingiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þingijandī | *þingid |
Descendants
- ⇒ Old Saxon: giþingian
- ⇒ Old Dutch: giþingen
- Old High German: dingen
- Middle High German: dingen
Etymology 2
From *þing (“meeting, case, matter”) + *-jan
Verb
*þingijan
- to hold a meeting, address, discuss
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þingijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *þingidā | |
| Infinitive | *þingijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *þingijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *þingijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þingijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þingiju | *þingidā |
| 2nd singular | *þingisi | *þingidēs, *þingidōs |
| 3rd singular | *þingiþi | *þingidē, *þingidā |
| 1st plural | *þingijum | *þingidum |
| 2nd plural | *þingiþ | *þingidud |
| 3rd plural | *þingijanþ | *þingidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þingijē | *þingidī |
| 2nd singular | *þingijēs | *þingidī |
| 3rd singular | *þingijē | *þingidī |
| 1st plural | *þingijēm | *þingidīm |
| 2nd plural | *þingijēþ | *þingidīd |
| 3rd plural | *þingijēn | *þingidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þingi | |
| Plural | *þingiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þingijandī | *þingid |
Related terms
- *þingōn
Descendants
- Old English: þingan
- Middle English: thingen (likely conflated with the descendant of *þingōn)
- ⇒ Old Saxon: farthingian
- Old High German: dingen
- Middle High German: dingen (likely conflated with the descendant of *þingōn)
- German: dingen
- Middle High German: dingen (likely conflated with the descendant of *þingōn)