Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tainijǭ

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 *tainaz (“rod; twig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi.ni.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*tainijǭ f

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *tainijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tainijǭ	*tainijōniz
vocative	*tainijǭ	*tainijōniz
accusative	*tainijōnų	*tainijōnunz
genitive	*tainijōniz	*tainijōnǫ̂
dative	*tainijōni	*tainijōmaz
instrumental	*tainijōnē	*tainijōmiz

Derived terms

*tainīlaz (West Germanic)

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *tainijā
- Old Frisian: *tēne
  - Saterland Frisian: Täine
- Old Saxon: *tēna
  - Middle Low German: têne
- Old High German: zeina, zeinna
  - Middle High German: zeine
    - Alemannic German: Zeine
    - German: Zaine, Zeine
  - → Italian: zaino
  - ⇒ Lombardic: *zainjā
    - → Italian: zana
- ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *tainīl
  - Old English: tǣnel, tēnil
    - Middle English: tenel, tenell
      - English: teanel (dialectal)
  - Old High German: *zeinīl
    - Middle High German: zeinel
      - ⇒ Middle High German: zeinelære, zeinler
        German: Zainler (“basket-maker”)
Old Norse: teina
- Icelandic: teinur
- Faroese: teinur
- Norwegian: teine
Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉 (tainjō)
→ Proto-Finnic: *tainijo (see there for further descendants)