Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīnaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *deyn-, *dyew- (“day”). Cognate with Lithuanian dienà (“day”), Latin diēs (“day”), Sanskrit दिन (diná, “day”). Related to Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.nɑz/

Noun

*tīnaz m

1. day

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *tīnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tīnaz	*tīnōz, *tīnōs
vocative	*tīn	*tīnōz, *tīnōs
accusative	*tīną	*tīnanz
genitive	*tīnas, *tīnis	*tīnǫ̂
dative	*tīnai	*tīnamaz
instrumental	*tīnō	*tīnamiz

Derived terms

• *langatīnaz
• *sintīnaz

Descendants

The root only exists in combination with other particles, namely langa- and sin-.

• ⇒ Old English: lencten
  • Middle English: lenten, lente
    • Scots: Lentrin
    • English: Lent
• ⇒ Old Saxon: lentīn
  • Middle Low German: lenten
• ⇒ Old Dutch: lentin
  • Middle Dutch: lenten, lentijn
    • Dutch: lente
• ⇒ Old High German: lenzin, lengizin
  • Middle High German: lenze, langeze
    • German: Lenz
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (sinteins)