Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tangijaną

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tangijaną[2]

  1. to press together
  2. to fasten

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *tangijō *tangijaų — *tangijai ?
2nd singular *tangīsi *tangijais *tangī *tangijasai *tangijaisau
3rd singular *tangīþi *tangijai *tangijaþau *tangijaþai *tangijaiþau
1st dual *tangijōs *tangijaiw — — —
2nd dual *tangijaþiz *tangijaiþiz *tangijaþiz — —
1st plural *tangijamaz *tangijaim — *tangijanþai *tangijainþau
2nd plural *tangīþ *tangijaiþ *tangīþ *tangijanþai *tangijainþau
3rd plural *tangijanþi *tangijain *tangijanþau *tangijanþai *tangijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *tangidǭ *tangidēdį̄
2nd singular *tangidēz *tangidēdīz
3rd singular *tangidē *tangidēdī
1st dual *tangidēdū *tangidēdīw
2nd dual *tangidēdudiz *tangidēdīdiz
1st plural *tangidēdum *tangidēdīm
2nd plural *tangidēdud *tangidēdīd
3rd plural *tangidēdun *tangidēdīn
present past
participles *tangijandz *tangidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tangijan
    • Old English: tengan
    • Old Saxon: *tengian
    • Old High German: *tengen
  • Old Norse: tengja
    • Icelandic: tengja
    • Faroese: teingja

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tingan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 518: “tengja”
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*tanʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 401
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