Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þakwōną
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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
From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (“to touch”), either derived from a u-stem derivative of the root + *-ōną, (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) or, if the alternative reconstruction *þakkōną is correct, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *th₂gnéh₂ti and thus formally cognate with Latin tangō (“touch”, verb).[1] Further cognate with Ancient Greek τεταγών (tetagṓn, “having seized”), τάσσω (tássō, “arrange”) and Latin taxō (“touch, feel”, verb).
Pronunciation
Verb
*þakwōną
Inflection
Conjugation of *þakwōną (weak class 2)