Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/taihā
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ.
Noun[edit]
*taihā f[2]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *taihā | |
| Genitive | *taihōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *taihā | *taihōn |
| Accusative | *taihōn | *taihōn |
| Genitive | *taihōn | *taihōnō |
| Dative | *taihōn | *taihōm, *taihum |
| Instrumental | *taihōn | *taihōm, *taihum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: tā, tāhe (Mercian)
- Old Frisian: tāne (originally a plural?)
- Old Saxon: *tēha
- Old Dutch: *tēa
- Old High German: zēha
References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “teen1”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314: “PWGmc *taihā”