Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tungǭ

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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N-stem variant of Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue). Cognate with Latin lingua (idem) and Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́, idem).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*tungǭ f

  1. tongue
    Synonym: *tulgaz
  2. speech, language

Inflection

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ōn-stemDeclension of *tungǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tungǭ *tungōniz
vocative *tungǭ *tungōniz
accusative *tungōnų *tungōnunz
genitive *tungōniz *tungōnǫ̂
dative *tungōni *tungōmaz
instrumental *tungōnē *tungōmiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*tungōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 526-7