Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tungā
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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]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *tungǭ.
Noun[edit]
*tungā f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *tungā | |
| Genitive | *tungōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tungā | *tungōn |
| Accusative | *tungōn | *tungōn |
| Genitive | *tungōn | *tungōnō |
| Dative | *tungōn | *tungōm, *tungum |
| Instrumental | *tungōn | *tungōm, *tungum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: tunge
- Old Frisian: tunge
- Old Saxon: tunga, tunge
- Old Dutch: tunga
- Old High German: zunga
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59: “PWGmc *tungā”