Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tungǭ

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

N-stem variant of Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”). Cognate with Latin lingua (“idem”) and Sanskrit जिह्वा (jihvā́, “idem”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuŋ.ɡɔ̃ː/

Noun

*tungǭ f

  1. tongue
    Synonym: *tulgaz
  2. speech, language

Inflection

Declension of *tungǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tungǭ *tungōniz
vocative *tungǭ *tungōniz
accusative *tungōnų *tungōnunz
genitive *tungōniz *tungōnǫ̂
dative *tungōni *tungōmaz
instrumental *tungōnē *tungōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tungōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 526-527
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