*þwahaną

Runic: ᚦᚹᚨᚺᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈθwɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 6

Meanings

to wash, bathe

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *twók-e-ti, of unclear further origin; possibly related to Old Prussian twaxtan (‘brushwood for bathing’), presuming a root Proto-Indo-European *twek-.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	þwahō	þwahaų	–
2nd singular	þwahizi	þwahaiz	þwah
3rd singular	þwahidi	þwahai	þwahadau
1st dual	þwahōz	þwahaiw	–
2nd dual	þwahadiz	þwahaidiz	þwahadiz
1st plural	þwahamaz	þwahaim	–
2nd plural	þwahid	þwahaid	þwahid
3rd plural	þwahandi	þwahain	þwahandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	þwahai	–
2nd singular	þwahazai	þwahaizau
3rd singular	þwahadai	þwahaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	þwahandai	þwahaindau
2nd plural	þwahandai	þwahaindau
3rd plural	þwahandai	þwahaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	þwōh	þwōgį̄
2nd singular	þwōht	þwōgīz
3rd singular	þwōh	þwōgī
1st dual	þwōgū	þwōgīw
2nd dual	þwōgudiz	þwōgīdiz
1st plural	þwōgum	þwōgīm
2nd plural	þwōgud	þwōgīd
3rd plural	þwōgun	þwōgīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
þwahaną	þwahandz	þwaganaz

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Descendants

*þwahan (Proto-West Germanic)
- thwān (Old Dutch)
  - dwâen (Middle Dutch)
    - dwaan (Dutch)
*þwahan (Proto-West Germanic)
- þwēan (Old English)
  - thwēn, athwean (Middle English)
*þwahan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *thwā, *thwān (Old Frisian)
  - tau, taui, tüünj (North Frisian)
*þwahan (Proto-West Germanic)
- dwahan (Old High German)
  - dwahen, dwān, twahen, twān, zwahen, zwehen (Middle High German)
    - zwagen (German)
*þwahan (Proto-West Germanic)
- thwahan (Old Saxon)
  - dwân, dwāgen, twagen (Middle Low German)
þvá (Old Norse)
- tváa (Faroese)
- þvo (Icelandic)
- två (Norwegian)
þvá (Old Norse)
- þwā, thwo, tho (Old Danish)
  - to (Danish)
þvá (Old Norse)
- þvā (Old Swedish)
  - två, tvaga (Swedish)
𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þwahan) (Gothic)

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