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

  1. wickerwork
  2. wicker basket

Inflection

Declension 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
    • Old Saxon: *tēna
    • Old High German: zeina, zeinna
      • Middle High German: zeine
      • → Italian: zaino
      • ⇒ Lombardic: *zainjā
    • ⇒ 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)
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