Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tangijaną

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 *tangō (“tongs, pliers”) +‎ *-janą or *tinganą (“to press”) +‎ *-janą; both derivations ultimately from the same root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tangijaną

1. to press together
2. to fasten

Inflection

Conjugation of *tangijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*tangijō	*tangijaų	—	*tangijai	?
2nd singular	*tangīsi	*tangijais	*tangī	*tangijasai	*tangijaisau
3rd singular	*tangīþi	*tangijai	*tangijaþau	*tangijaþai	*tangijaiþau
1st dual	*tangijōs	*tangijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*tangijaþiz	*tangijaiþiz	*tangijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*tangijamaz	*tangijaim	—	*tangijanþai	*tangijainþau
2nd plural	*tangīþ	*tangijaiþ	*tangīþ	*tangijanþai	*tangijainþau
3rd plural	*tangijanþi	*tangijain	*tangijanþau	*tangijanþai	*tangijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*tangidǭ	*tangidēdį̄
2nd singular	*tangidēz	*tangidēdīz
3rd singular	*tangidē	*tangidēdī
1st dual	*tangidēdū	*tangidēdīw
2nd dual	*tangidēdudiz	*tangidēdīdiz
1st plural	*tangidēdum	*tangidēdīm
2nd plural	*tangidēdud	*tangidēdīd
3rd plural	*tangidēdun	*tangidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*tangijandz	*tangidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tangijan
  • Old English: tengan
  • Old Saxon: *tengian
    • Middle Low German: tengen
  • Old High German: *tengen
    • Middle High German: tengen
• Old Norse: tengja
  • Icelandic: tengja
  • Faroese: teingja