Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/langatīn
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *lang (“long”) + *tīn (“day”) from Proto-Germanic *tīnaz, so named because the days become longer again in spring.
Noun edit
*langatīn m[1]
- (seasons) spring
Inflection edit
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *langatīn | |
| Genitive | *langatīnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *langatīn | *langatīnō, *langatīnōs |
| Accusative | *langatīn | *langatīnā |
| Genitive | *langatīnas | *langatīnō |
| Dative | *langatīnē | *langatīnum |
| Instrumental | *langatīnu | *langatīnum |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: lencten, lengten
- Old Saxon: lentin
- Old Dutch: lentin
- Old High German: lenzo, lengizin, lenzin, lenz
See also edit
| Seasons in Proto-West Germanic · *jārastīdī (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| *langatīn (“spring”) | *sumar (“summer”) | *harbist (“autumn”) | *wintru (“winter”) |
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Lenz”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN: “wg. *langa-tīn(a)-”