Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīhaną

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 *déyḱeti, from *deyḱ- (to show). Cognate with Latin dīcō (to speak, say, tell), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deíknumi, to show, point out, explain, teach).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtiː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *tīhaną[1][2]

    1. to show, point out
    2. to blame, accuse

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *tīhaną (strong class 1)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *tīhō *tīhaų *tīhai ?
    2nd singular *tīhizi *tīhaiz *tīh *tīhazai *tīhaizau
    3rd singular *tīhidi *tīhai *tīhadau *tīhadai *tīhaidau
    1st dual *tīhōz *tīhaiw
    2nd dual *tīhadiz *tīhaidiz *tīhadiz
    1st plural *tīhamaz *tīhaim *tīhandai *tīhaindau
    2nd plural *tīhid *tīhaid *tīhid *tīhandai *tīhaindau
    3rd plural *tīhandi *tīhain *tīhandau *tīhandai *tīhaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *taih *tigį̄
    2nd singular *taiht *tigīz
    3rd singular *taih *tigī
    1st dual *tigū *tigīw
    2nd dual *tigudiz *tigīdiz
    1st plural *tigum *tigīm
    2nd plural *tigud *tigīd
    3rd plural *tigun *tigīn
    present past
    participles *tīhandz *tiganaz

    Derived terms

    • *tihtiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *tīhan
      • Old English: tēon
        • Middle English: tēn
      • Old Saxon: aftīhan
      • Old Dutch: *tīan
      • Old High German: zīhan
        • Middle High German: zīhen
    • Old Norse: tjá
      • Icelandic: tjá
      • Faroese: tíggja
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: te
      • Old Swedish: tēa
        • Swedish: te
      • Danish: te
        • Norwegian Bokmål: te
    • Gothic: *𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (*teihan)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*tīhan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 517
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*tīxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 407