Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunguz

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 *téngʰ-u-s ~ *tn̥gʰ-éw-s, cognate with Lithuanian tingùs (“heavy”), Old Church Slavonic тѧжькъ (tęžĭkŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθun.ɡuz/

Adjective

*þunguz (comparative *þungizô, superlative *þungistaz)

1. (North Germanic) heavy

Inflection

Declension of *þunguz (u-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*þunguz	*þungijai	*þungī	*þungijôz	*þungų, *-jatō	*þungijō
accusative	*þungijanǭ	*þungijanz	*þungijǭ	*þungijōz	*þungų, *-jatō	*þungijō
genitive	*þungijas, *þungīs	*þungijaizǫ̂	*þungijaizōz	*þungijaizǫ̂	*þungijas, *þungīs	*þungijaizǫ̂
dative	*þungijammai	*þungijaimaz	*þungijaizōi	*þungijaimaz	*þungijammai	*þungijaimaz
instrumental	*þungijanō	*þungijaimiz	*þungijaizō	*þungijaimiz	*þungijanō	*þungijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*þungijô	*þungijaniz	*þungijǭ	*þungijōniz	*þungijô	*þungijōnō
accusative	*þungijanų	*þungijanunz	*þungijōnų	*þungijōnunz	*þungijô	*þungijōnō
genitive	*þungīniz	*þungijanǫ̂	*þungijōniz	*þungijōnǫ̂	*þungīniz	*þungijanǫ̂
dative	*þungīni	*þungijammaz	*þungijōni	*þungijōmaz	*þungīni	*þungijammaz
instrumental	*þungīnē	*þungijammiz	*þungijōnē	*þungijōmiz	*þungīnē	*þungijammiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: þungr
  • Icelandic: þungur
  • Faroese: tungur
  • Norwegian: tung
  • Swedish: tung
  • Danish: tung