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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þingą

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 earlier Proto-Indo-European *tenkó-, likely from *tenk- (“to be suitable”) (compare *þinhaną (“to succeed”)), in which case the original meaning was "suitable time; scheduled time" then "assembly; issue, matter to discuss".[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθiŋ.ɡɑ̃/

Noun

*þingą n[1]

  1. appointed time; date; appointment
  2. meeting; assembly, council
  3. case, matter, issue (such as what is discussed at an assembly)
    1. (by extension) thing, object

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *þingą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þingą *þingō
vocative *þingą *þingō
accusative *þingą *þingō
genitive *þingas, *þingis *þingǫ̂
dative *þingai *þingamaz
instrumental *þingō *þingamiz

Alternative reconstructions
  • *þingaz, *þinhaz[2]

Derived terms

Descendants

In most languages this word came to be used for objects in general. This is similar to the development of *sakō and also Latin rēs and causa (in Romance languages).

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þinga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 542
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þenʒaz ~ *þenxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 420
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