Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tungl

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 *tunglą.

Noun

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*tungl n[1]

  1. luminary

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *tungl
Genitive *tunglas
Singular Plural
Nominative *tungl *tunglu
Accusative *tungl *tunglu
Genitive *tunglas *tunglō
Dative *tunglē *tunglum
Instrumental *tunglu *tunglum

Descendants

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  • Old English: tungol
  • Old Saxon: tungal
  • Old High German: *zungal

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 330:PWGmc *tungl