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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taumijaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *tauhmijaną[1]

Etymology

From *taumaz (tie, leash, bridle) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*taumijaną

  1. to bridle
  2. to lead by the reins

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *taumijan
    • Old English: tēman, tȳman, tīeman
    • Old Frisian: *tēma
      • West Frisian: teamme, teamje
    • Old Saxon: *tōmian
    • Old Dutch: *tōmen
    • Old High German: *zoumen
      • Middle High German: zöumen, zoumen
  • Old Norse: teyma
    • Icelandic: teyma
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: tøyme

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*tauxmjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 403
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