Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þusiþaz

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

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Etymology

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The past participle of a lost verb, *þusjaną (to be calm), from Proto-Indo-European *tews- (to be happy). Cognate with Sanskrit तुष्यति (túṣyati, to be satisfied, to become calm).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*þusiþaz[1]

  1. silent

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: þystr

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þusiþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 554