Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tawjaną

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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

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Etymology

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Factitive derived from an adjective *tawaz, from Pre-Germanic *dowh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-. Possibly attested as *gatawaz, borrowed into Proto-Slavic *gotovъ, though this is disputed.[1]

Cognate with Tocharian B tsuwa and Ancient Greek δύναμαι (dúnamai).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*tawjaną

  1. to make, complete

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “taujan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 511