Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þegnaz

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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

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Etymology

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Often compared with Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon, child). Kroonen instead sees a derivation from *þigjaną (to request, beg).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þegnaz m

  1. retainer, servant

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *þegnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þegnaz *þegnōz, *þegnōs
vocative *þegn *þegnōz, *þegnōs
accusative *þegną *þegnanz
genitive *þegnas, *þignis *þegnǫ̂
dative *þegnai *þegnamaz
instrumental *þegnō *þegnamiz

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN