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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a compound of Proto-Indo-European *dm̥- (“to build”) and *ped- (“to walk, to step”), assuming a relationship with at least Ancient Greek δάπεδον (dápedon, “floor”). However, this word may simply be equivalent to *tumþiz ~ *tumþō; see there.
Pronunciation
Noun
*tumftō f
- (North Germanic) ground around a building
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *tumftō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*tumftō
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*tumftôz
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| vocative
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*tumftō
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*tumftôz
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| accusative
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*tumftǭ
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*tumftōz
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| genitive
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*tumftōz
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*tumftǫ̂
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| dative
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*tumftōi
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*tumftōmaz
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| instrumental
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*tumftō
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*tumftōmiz
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “tumfeti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 525–526
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δάπεδον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 302–303
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*tum-f(e)tiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
