Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tangō

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

A nominal formation from *tinganą (“to press upon”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡɔː/

Noun

*tangō f[2]

  1. tongs
  2. pliers

Declension

Declension of *tangō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tangō *tangôz
vocative *tangō *tangôz
accusative *tangǭ *tangōz
genitive *tangōz *tangǫ̂
dative *tangōi *tangōmaz
instrumental *tangō *tangōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tangō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 509
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*tanʒō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 401
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