Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þingą

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 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".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiŋ.ɡɑ̃/

Noun

*þingą n

1. appointed time; date; appointment
2. meeting; assembly, council
3. case, matter, issue (such as what is discussed at an assembly)
   1. (by extension) thing, object

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *þingą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þingą	*þingō
vocative	*þingą	*þingō
accusative	*þingą	*þingō
genitive	*þingas, *þingis	*þingǫ̂
dative	*þingai	*þingamaz
instrumental	*þingō	*þingamiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *þingaz, *þinhaz

Derived terms

• *þingahūsą
• *þingamann-
• *þingastadiz
• *þingōną

Related terms

• *þinhaną
• *þinhsą
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (þeihs, “occasion, time”)

Descendants

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 English: þing, þinċġ, þinġċ
    • Middle English: thing, thinge, thyng
      • English: thing
      • Scots: thing, ting, hing
      • Yola: dhing
  • Old Frisian: thing
    • Saterland Frisian: Ding
    • West Frisian: ting, ding
  • Old Saxon: thing
    • Middle Low German: dinc, dink, tink
      • German Low German: Ding
      • Plautdietsch: Dinkj
  • Old Dutch: thinc
    • Middle Dutch: dinc
      • Dutch: ding
        • Afrikaans: ding
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: dinggi
        • Jersey Dutch: däng
      • Limburgish: dink, ding
  • Old High German: ding, dinc, dink, thing
    • Middle High German: dinc
      • Cimbrian: ding
      • German: Ding
      • Luxembourgish: Déngen
      • Pennsylvania German: Ding
• Old Norse: þing
  • Icelandic: þing
  • Faroese: ting
  • Norn: ting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ting
  • Old Swedish: þing
    • Swedish: ting
  • Old Danish: þing, thing (Jutland)
    • Danish: ting
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ting
  • Gutnish: tingg
  • → German: Thing
• → Proto-Samic:
  • Southern Sami: digkie
  • Northern Sami: diggi
  • Lule Sami: tigge
  • Skolt Sami: teʹǧǧ