Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þegnaz

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

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθeɣ.nɑz/

Noun

*þegnaz m

  1. retainer, servant

Inflection

Declension 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

Further reading

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