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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunhijaną

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

A zero-grade ye-present related to *þwinhaną (to force, press).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈθuŋ.xi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þunhijaną[1]

  1. to press

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þų̄hijan
    • Old English: þȳwan, þēowan, þēon, þīwan
      • Middle English: thewen
      • Old English: geþȳwan
    • Old Saxon: *thūwian
    • Old Dutch: *thūwen
    • Old High German: diuhen, dūhen
  • Old Norse: þyggja

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þunhjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551
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