Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tainijǭ

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 *tainaz (“rod; twig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi.ni.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*tainijǭ f

1. wickerwork
2. wicker basket

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *tainijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tainijǭ	*tainijōniz
vocative	*tainijǭ	*tainijōniz
accusative	*tainijōnų	*tainijōnunz
genitive	*tainijōniz	*tainijōnǫ̂
dative	*tainijōni	*tainijōmaz
instrumental	*tainijōnē	*tainijōmiz

Derived terms

• *tainīlaz (West Germanic)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tainijā
  • Old Frisian: *tēne
    • Saterland Frisian: Täine
  • Old Saxon: *tēna
    • Middle Low German: têne
  • Old High German: zeina, zeinna
    • Middle High German: zeine
      • Alemannic German: Zeine
      • German: Zaine, Zeine
    • → Italian: zaino
    • ⇒ Lombardic: *zainjā
      • → Italian: zana
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *tainīl
    • Old English: tǣnel, tēnil
      • Middle English: tenel, tenell
        • English: teanel (dialectal)
    • Old High German: *zeinīl
      • Middle High German: zeinel
        • ⇒ Middle High German: zeinelære, zeinler
          • German: Zainler (“basket-maker”)
• Old Norse: teina
  • Icelandic: teinur
  • Faroese: teinur
  • Norwegian: teine
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉 (tainjō)
• → Proto-Finnic: *tainijo (see there for further descendants)