Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanþs
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*tanþs m
Inflection
editBoth the original stem ablaut and Verner alternation are preserved.
According to Griepentrog and Schaffner, the nominative singular was *tanz (Proto-Indo-European *h₃don(t)s), directly reflected in Old High German zan (German Zahn).
singular | plural | |
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nominative | *tanþs | *tanþiz |
vocative | *tanþ | *tanþiz |
accusative | *tanþų | *tanþunz |
genitive | *tundiz | *tundǫ̂ |
dative | *tundi | *tundumaz |
instrumental | *tundē | *tundumiz |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *tanþ, *tą̄þ (North Sea Germanic)
- Old Norse: tǫnn
References
edit- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tanþ- ~ *tunþ-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 509-10
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- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic masculine nouns
- gem-pro:Teeth
- Proto-Germanic irregular nouns
- Proto-Germanic consonant stem nouns