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 *stintaną (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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