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.

Pronunciation

Verb

*þakjaną

  1. to cover (with a roof)
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂ǵ-. Possible cognate with Ancient Greek τήγανον (tḗganon), τάγηνον (tágēnon).

Verb

*þakjaną

  1. to burn
Inflection
Descendants