Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrintaną

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

Unclear, possibly related to *þrindaną and *þrimmaną (“to swell”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrin.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrintaną

1. to swell

Inflection

Conjugation of *þrintaną (strong class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þrintō	*þrintaų	—	*þrintai	?
2nd singular	*þrintizi	*þrintaiz	*þrint	*þrintazai	*þrintaizau
3rd singular	*þrintidi	*þrintai	*þrintadau	*þrintadai	*þrintaidau
1st dual	*þrintōz	*þrintaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*þrintadiz	*þrintaidiz	*þrintadiz	—	—
1st plural	*þrintamaz	*þrintaim	—	*þrintandai	*þrintaindau
2nd plural	*þrintid	*þrintaid	*þrintid	*þrintandai	*þrintaindau
3rd plural	*þrintandi	*þrintain	*þrintandau	*þrintandai	*þrintaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þrant	*þruntį̄
2nd singular	*þranst	*þruntīz
3rd singular	*þrant	*þruntī
1st dual	*þruntū	*þruntīw
2nd dual	*þruntudiz	*þruntīdiz
1st plural	*þruntum	*þruntīm
2nd plural	*þruntud	*þruntīd
3rd plural	*þruntun	*þruntīn
	present	past
participles	*þrintandz	*þruntanaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þrintan
  • Old English: *þrintan
    • ⇒ Old English: aþrintan
  • Old Saxon: *thrintan
    • Middle Low German: drinten
  • Old Dutch: *thrintan
    • Middle Dutch: drinten
  • >? Old High German:
    • >? Middle High German: trinten (unclear why the verb has an initial t-)