Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tanþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *tanþs.

Noun

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*tanþ m[1]

  1. tooth

Inflection

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Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *tanþ
Genitive *tanþi
Singular Plural
Nominative *tanþ *tanþi
Accusative *tanþu *tanþi
Genitive *tanþi *tanþō
Dative *tanþi *tanþum
Instrumental *tanþi *tanþum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117:*tanþ