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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *tangō (tongs, pliers) +‎ *-janą or *tinganą (to press) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*tangijaną[1]

  1. to press together
  2. to fasten

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*tanʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 401