Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þakjaną

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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

Etymology 1

From *þaką (roof) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*þakjaną

  1. to cover (with a roof)
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *teh₂ǵ- (burn), and tentatively cognate with Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), τάγηνον (tágēnon, frying pan).[2]

Verb

*þakjaną

  1. to burn
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þaka-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 531-2:*þakjan-
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þakjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 532