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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þwīnan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þwīnaną.
Verb
*þwīnan
- to dwindle, to disappear
- Synonym: *dwīnan
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *þwīnan | |
| 1st sg. past | *þwain | |
| 3rd pl. past | *þwinun | |
| Past ptcple | *þwinan | |
| Infinitive | *þwīnan | |
| Genitive infin. | *þwīnannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *þwīnannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *þwīnannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þwīnu | *þwain |
| 2nd singular | *þwīniʀi | *þwinī |
| 3rd singular | *þwīnidi | *þwain |
| 1st plural | *þwīnum | *þwinum |
| 2nd plural | *þwīnid | *þwinud |
| 3rd plural | *þwīnand | *þwinun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *þwīnē | *þwinī |
| 2nd singular | *þwīnēs | *þwinī |
| 3rd singular | *þwīnē | *þwinī |
| 1st plural | *þwīnēm | *þwinīm |
| 2nd plural | *þwīnēþ | *þwinīd |
| 3rd plural | *þwīnēn | *þwinīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *þwīn | |
| Plural | *þwīnid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *þwīnandī | *þwinan |
Descendants
- Old English: þwīnan