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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tōmijaną

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 *tōmaz (free, clear, empty, unoccupied) + *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*tōmijaną[1][2]

  1. to empty

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *tōmīgaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tōmijan
    • Old Frisian: tēma
    • Old Saxon: tōmian
      • Old Saxon: ātōmian
  • Old Norse: tœma, tæma

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*tōmjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tōma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 520:<*tōmjan-
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