Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þingą
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From earlier Proto-Indo-European *tenkó-, likely from *tenk- (“to be suitable”) (compare *þinhaną (“to succeed”)), in which case the original meaning was "suitable time; scheduled time" then "assembly; issue, matter to discuss".[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*þingą n[1]
- appointed time; date; appointment
- meeting; assembly, council
- case, matter, issue (such as what is discussed at an assembly)
Inflection edit
neuter a-stemDeclension of *þingą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *þingą | *þingō | |
vocative | *þingą | *þingō | |
accusative | *þingą | *þingō | |
genitive | *þingas, *þingis | *þingǫ̂ | |
dative | *þingai | *þingamaz | |
instrumental | *þingō | *þingamiz |
Alternative reconstructions edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
In most languages this word came to be used for objects in general. This is similar to the development of *sakō and also Latin rēs and causa (in Romance languages).
- Proto-West Germanic: *þing
- Old Norse: þing
- → Proto-Samic:
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þinga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 542
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þenʒaz ~ *þenxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 420