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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twigimaz

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 *dwiǵʰimos (two winters (old)), from *dwi- (two) + a form of *ǵʰéyōm (winter). Cognate with Latin bīmus (two years old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwi.ˌɣi.mɑz/

Adjective

*twigimaz

  1. two years old

Inflection


  • *ainagimaz

Descendants

  • Frankish: *twigim (Latinized as tuigimus)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gōīn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
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