Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þangilaz

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

According to Orel, from *þinhaną (“to thrive”) +‎ *-ilaz; compare *þingą.[1]

Noun

*þangilaz m

  1. (poetic) prince, leader

Inflection

Declension of *þangilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þangilaz *þangilōz, *þangilōs
vocative *þangil *þangilōz, *þangilōs
accusative *þangilą *þangilanz
genitive *þangilas, *þangilis *þangilǫ̂
dative *þangilai *þangilamaz
instrumental *þangilō *þangilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þangil
    • Old English: þenġel
  • Old Norse: þengill
    • Icelandic: þengill
      • ⇒ Icelandic: Þengill (male given name)
    • Old Danish: thengil
    • Old Swedish: thængil, thængel (“lord”)
      • ⇒ Old Swedish: Thængel (male given name)
        • Swedish: Tengil (male given name)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þanʒilaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 415
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