Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrankijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną.

Verb

*wrankijan

  1. to twist, wring

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wrankijan
1st sg. past *wrankidā
Infinitive *wrankijan
Genitive infin. *wrankijannjas
Dative infin. *wrankijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrankijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrankiju *wrankidā
2nd singular *wrankisi *wrankidēs, *wrankidōs
3rd singular *wrankiþi *wrankidē, *wrankidā
1st plural *wrankijum *wrankidum
2nd plural *wrankiþ *wrankidud
3rd plural *wrankijanþ *wrankidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrankijē *wrankidī
2nd singular *wrankijēs *wrankidī
3rd singular *wrankijē *wrankidī
1st plural *wrankijēm *wrankidīm
2nd plural *wrankijēþ *wrankidīd
3rd plural *wrankijēn *wrankidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wranki
Plural *wrankiþ
Present Past
Participle *wrankijandī *wrankid

Descendants

  • Old English: wrencan
    • Middle English: wrenchen, wrenche, wrynche, wrenk, wrenke (Northern)
      • English: wrench
      • Middle Scots: wrenk, wrink
  • Old High German: *renken
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