Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finþan
Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *finþaną.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*finþan
Inflection
editStrong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | *finþan | |
1st sg. past | *fanþ | |
3rd pl. past | *fundun | |
Past ptcple | *fundan | |
Infinitive | *finþan | |
Genitive infin. | *finþannjas | |
Dative infin. | *finþannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *finþannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *finþu | *fanþ |
2nd singular | *finþiʀi | *fundī |
3rd singular | *finþidi | *fanþ |
1st plural | *finþum | *fundum |
2nd plural | *finþid | *fundud |
3rd plural | *finþand | *fundun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *finþē | *fundī |
2nd singular | *finþēs | *fundī |
3rd singular | *finþē | *fundī |
1st plural | *finþēm | *fundīm |
2nd plural | *finþēþ | *fundīd |
3rd plural | *finþēn | *fundīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *finþ | |
Plural | *finþid | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *finþandī | *fundan |
Related terms
editDescendants
editIn the northern descendants, -d- was generalized early on, hindering the effects of the nasal spirant law. Old High German, as well as the Old Saxon variant fīthan, reflect the original voiceless -þ-.
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent-
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic verbs
- Proto-West Germanic class 3 strong verbs