Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tangijaną
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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 *tangō (“tongs, pliers”) + *-janą or *tinganą (“to press”) + *-janą; both derivations ultimately from the same root.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*tangijaną[2]
Inflection
Conjugation of *tangijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*tingan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 518: “tengja”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*tanʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 401