Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tungā

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 *tungǭ.

Noun

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*tungā f[1]

  1. tongue
  2. speech, language

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *tungā
Genitive *tungōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tungā *tungōn
Accusative *tungōn *tungōn
Genitive *tungōn *tungōnō
Dative *tungōn *tungōm, *tungum
Instrumental *tungōn *tungōm, *tungum

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 59:PWGmc *tungā