*tawjaną

Runic: ᛏᚨᚹᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈtɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to make, complete

Etymology

Factitive derived from an adjective *tawaz, from Pre-Germanic *dowh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (‘to fit’). Possibly attested as *gatawaz, borrowed into Proto-Slavic *gotovъ, though this is disputed.

Cognate with Tocharian B tsuwa and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai) (dúnamai).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulartawjōtawjaų–
2nd singulartawisitawjaistawi
3rd singulartawiþitawjaitawjaþau
1st dualtawjōstawjaiw–
2nd dualtawjaþiztawjaiþiztawjaþiz
1st pluraltawjamaztawjaim–
2nd pluraltawiþtawjaiþtawiþ
3rd pluraltawjanþitawjaintawjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulartawjai–
2nd singulartawjasaitawjaisau
3rd singulartawjaþaitawjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluraltawjanþaitawjainþau
2nd pluraltawjanþaitawjainþau
3rd pluraltawjanþaitawjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulartawidǭtawidēdį̄
2nd singulartawidēztawidēdīz
3rd singulartawidētawidēdī
1st dualtawidēdūtawidēdīw
2nd dualtawidēdudiztawidēdīdiz
1st pluraltawidēdumtawidēdīm
2nd pluraltawidēdudtawidēdīd
3rd pluraltawidēduntawidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
tawjaną tawjandz tawidaz

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Descendants

  • *tauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *touwen, *tōien (Old Dutch)
      • touwen, tôyen, tooyen (Middle Dutch)
        • touwen, tooien (Dutch)
          • tooi (Afrikaans)
  • *tauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tawian, *tawōn, tēaġan, tēan (Old English)
      • tawen, tauwen, tewen (Middle English)
        • taw, tew (English)
        • taw (Scots)
  • *tauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zouwen (Old High German)
      • zouwen, bezouwen, enzouwen, erzouwen, zöuwen (Middle High German)
  • *tauwjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tōian (Old Saxon)
      • touwen (Middle Low German)
  • *tawōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *touwen, *tōien (Old Dutch)
      • touwen, tôyen, tooyen (Middle Dutch)
        • touwen, tooien (Dutch)
          • tooi (Afrikaans)
  • *tawōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • tawian, *tawōn, tēaġan, tēan (Old English)
      • tawen, tauwen, tewen (Middle English)
        • taw, tew (English)
        • taw (Scots)
  • *tawōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zouwen (Old High German)
      • zouwen, bezouwen, enzouwen, erzouwen, zöuwen (Middle High German)
  • *tawōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *tōian (Old Saxon)
      • touwen (Middle Low German)
  • ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ (tawidō) (Proto-Norse)
    • tjá, tœja, tǿja, týja, tjóa (Old Norse)
      • tjá, tæja, týja, tjóa (Icelandic)
      • te, töja, tya, tjuga (Swedish)
  • ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛖ (tawidē) (Proto-Norse)
    • tjá, tœja, tǿja, týja, tjóa (Old Norse)
      • tjá, tæja, týja, tjóa (Icelandic)
      • te, töja, tya, tjuga (Swedish)
  • 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan) (Gothic)
    • ataviar (Galician)
    • ataviar (Portuguese)
    • ataviar (Spanish)

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