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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“to put together”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέμω (démō, “to build”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*temaną[1][2][3]
- to fit
Inflection
Conjugation of
*temaną (strong class 4)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*teman-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 513
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*temanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “TEM-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 501