Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tinnu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tindnō, from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“tine, prong, bolt”).

Noun

*tinnu f

  1. a projection, cog, tenon
  2. bolt, beam, rafter
  3. a rampart, high wall, battlement

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *tinnu
Genitive *tinnā
Singular Plural
Nominative *tinnu *tinnō
Accusative *tinnā *tinnā
Genitive *tinnā *tinnō
Dative *tinnē *tinnōm, *tinnum
Instrumental *tinnu *tinnōm, *tinnum

Descendants

  • Old English: tinn
  • Old Saxon: *tinna
  • Old Dutch: *tinna
  • Old High German: zinna
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