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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þinsaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *tens- (to stretch). Related to Lithuanian tęsti (to stretch (out); to continue, extend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθin.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þinsaną[1][2]

  1. to stretch

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *þansijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þinsan
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽 (þinsan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þinsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 543-544
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þensanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 421
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