Reconstruction:Old Dutch/thwingan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwingan, from Proto-Germanic *þwinhaną, related to *þwangiz (“clamp, strap”).

Verb

*thwingan

  1. to force

Inflection

Conjugation of *thwingan (strong class 3)
infinitive *thwingan
indicative present past
1st person singular *thwingo, *thwingon *thwanc
2nd person singular *thwingis *thwungi
3rd person singular *thwingit *thwanc
1st person plural *thwingun *thwungon
2nd person plural *thwingit *thwungot
3rd person plural *thwingunt *thwungon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *thwinge *thwungi
2nd person singular *thwingis *thwungi
3rd person singular *thwinge *thwungi
1st person plural *thwingin *thwungin
2nd person plural *thwingit *thwungit
3rd person plural *thwingin *thwungin
imperative present
singular *thwinc
plural *thwinget
participle present past
*thwingandi *thwungan, *githwungan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dwingen
    • Dutch: dwingen
    • Limburgish: dwinge
  • James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Old Dutch/thwingan”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
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