Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhuz

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

A u-stem nominal derived from *tinganą (“to press upon”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ̃ː.xuz/

Adjective

*tanhuz

  1. holding together; clinging; sticky; tenacious; tough

Inflection

Declension of *tanhuz (u-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tanhuz *tanhī *tanhų, *-jatō *tanhijai *tanhijôz *tanhijō
accusative *tanhijanǭ *tanhijǭ *tanhų, *-jatō *tanhijanz *tanhijōz *tanhijō
genitive *tanhijas, *tanhīs *tanhijaizōz *tanhijas, *tanhīs *tanhijaizǫ̂ *tanhijaizǫ̂ *tanhijaizǫ̂
dative *tanhijammai *tanhijaizōi *tanhijammai *tanhijaimaz *tanhijaimaz *tanhijaimaz
instrumental *tanhijanō *tanhijaizō *tanhijanō *tanhijaimiz *tanhijaimiz *tanhijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *tanhijô *tanhijǭ *tanhijô *tanhijaniz *tanhijōniz *tanhijōnō
accusative *tanhijanų *tanhijōnų *tanhijô *tanhijanunz *tanhijōnunz *tanhijōnō
genitive *tanhīniz *tanhijōniz *tanhīniz *tanhijanǫ̂ *tanhijōnǫ̂ *tanhijanǫ̂
dative *tanhīni *tanhijōni *tanhīni *tanhijammaz *tanhijōmaz *tanhijammaz
instrumental *tanhīnē *tanhijōnē *tanhīnē *tanhijammiz *tanhijōmiz *tanhijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tą̄h(ī)
    • Old English: tōh
    • Old Frisian: *tāi, *tēi
      • North Frisian: toi
      • Saterland Frisian: toai
      • West Frisian: taai
    • Old Saxon: *tāh, *tāhi
    • Old Dutch: *tāi
    • Old High German: zāh, zāhi
      • Middle High German: zāch, zǣhe, zǣh, zǣch

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tanhu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 509
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