Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stintaną

This Proto-Germanic 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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to push, bump”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstin.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*stintaną

  1. to make short, shorten, make blunt
  2. to be short

Conjugation

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *stintō *stintaų — *stintai ?
2nd singular *stintizi *stintaiz *stint *stintazai *stintaizau
3rd singular *stintidi *stintai *stintadau *stintadai *stintaidau
1st dual *stintōz *stintaiw — — —
2nd dual *stintadiz *stintaidiz *stintadiz — —
1st plural *stintamaz *stintaim — *stintandai *stintaindau
2nd plural *stintid *stintaid *stintid *stintandai *stintaindau
3rd plural *stintandi *stintain *stintandau *stintandai *stintaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *stant *stuntį̄
2nd singular *stanst *stuntīz
3rd singular *stant *stuntī
1st dual *stuntū *stuntīw
2nd dual *stuntudiz *stuntīdiz
1st plural *stuntum *stuntīm
2nd plural *stuntud *stuntīd
3rd plural *stuntun *stuntīn
present past
participles *stintandz *stuntanaz

Descendants

  • Old English: *stintan
    • Middle English: stinten (partially)
    • ⇒ Old English: āstintan
      • Middle English: astinten
  • Old Norse: *stinta (?)
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