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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þingijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *ti-n-k-yé, cognate with Lithuanian tikėti.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθiŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þingijaną[1]

  1. to believe, to trust
  2. to hope

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þingijan
    • Old Saxon: giþingian
    • Old Dutch: giþingen
    • Old High German: dingen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þingjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 542
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