Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twigimaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *dwiǵʰimos (two winters (old)), from *dwi- (two) + a form of *ǵʰéyōm (winter). Cognate with Latin bīmus (two years old).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*twigimaz

  1. (West Germanic) two years old

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Frankish: *twigim (Latinized as tuigimus)

References

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  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gōīn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184