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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunnijaną

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 *þunnuz (thin) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈθun.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þunnijaną[1]

  1. to make thin

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þunnijan
    • Old Saxon: *thunnen (could be from *þunnijōn instead)
    • Old Dutch: *thunnen (could be from *þunnijōn instead)
    • Old High German: *dunnen
    • Old High German: gidunnen
    • Old High German: irdunnen
  • Old Norse: þynna

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þunnjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 429
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