Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taikną

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 the root of *taikijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, indicate, point out, declare”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯k.nɑ̃/

    Noun

    *taikną n

    1. sign, token, symbol

    Inflection

    Declension of *taikną (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *taikną *taiknō
    vocative *taikną *taiknō
    accusative *taikną *taiknō
    genitive *taiknas, *taiknis *taiknǫ̂
    dative *taiknai *taiknamaz
    instrumental *taiknō *taiknamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*taikna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 506
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