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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tadjaną

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 *tadą (that which is strewn, droppings, dung) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtað.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tadjaną[1]

  1. to strew, scatter
  2. to dung, manure

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *taddjan
    • Old English: *teddan
    • Old Dutch: *tedden
    • Old High German: zetten
  • Old Norse: teðja
    • Icelandic: teðja
    • Middle English: tathen

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*tadjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 398
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