Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þahsuz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *tótḱ-us, from *tetḱ- (“to weave, braid, add, establish, construct”), likely owing to the badger's propensity to dig and thus construct tunnels.[1] In this case, cognate with Latin texō (“weave, braid, build, compose”), Ancient Greek τίκτω (tíktō), τέχνη (tékhnē), τέκτων (téktōn).
However, later scholarship rejects the above relation and, in light of Proto-Celtic *taskos, has been derived from a Proto-Indo-European *toskos (“badger”),[2] which Kroonen considers to be a loanword from some unidentified western European substrate.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*þahsuz m[3]
Inflection
[edit]| u-stemDeclension of *þahsuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *þahsuz | *þahsiwiz | |
| vocative | *þahsu | *þahsiwiz | |
| accusative | *þahsų | *þahsunz | |
| genitive | *þahsauz | *þahsiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *þahsiwi | *þahsumaz | |
| instrumental | *þahsū | *þahsumiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *þahs
- Old Norse: þax, þǫx
- Gothic: *𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌿𐍃 (*þahsus)
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þaxsuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tasko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 372
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þahsu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 531