Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tinnu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tindnō, from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“tine, prong, bolt”).

Noun

*tinnu f

1. a projection, cog, tenon
2. bolt, beam, rafter
3. a rampart, high wall, battlement

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tinnu
Genitive	*tinnā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tinnu	*tinnō
Accusative	*tinnā	*tinnā
Genitive	*tinnā	*tinnō
Dative	*tinnē	*tinnōm, *tinnum
Instrumental	*tinnu	*tinnōm, *tinnum

Related terms

• *tanþ
• *tind

Descendants

• Old English: tinn
• Old Saxon: *tinna
  • Middle Low German: tinne
• Old Dutch: *tinna
  • Middle Dutch: tinne, tenne, tin
    • Dutch: tinne
• Old High German: zinna
  • Middle High German: zinne
    • German: Zinne
  • → Italian: zinna