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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tinhaną

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 *denḱ- (to bite, sting).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtĩː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tinhaną[1]

  1. to press, throng

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English shows leveling of Verner's alternation, similar to ġeþingan from *þinhaną.

  • Old English: *tingan, ġetingan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tingan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 518:*tinhan-
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