Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tahjaną

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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From Pre-Germanic *dh₁k-ye- from Proto-Indo-European *deh₁k-, further related to *tēgō (fibre, sinew).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*tahjaną[1][2]

  1. To tear

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: tæja
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tahjan)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tahjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 505
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*taxjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 399