Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tehun

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 *déḱm̥ (“ten”),[1][2] or alternatively from earlier *tehunt, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.[3]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈte.xun/

    Numeral

    Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
     <  9 10 11  > 
        Cardinal : *tehun
        Ordinal : *tehundô
        Multiplier : *tehunfalþaz

    *tehun[1]

    1. ten

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “tehun-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 512
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*texun”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404
    3. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006), From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[3], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87
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