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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þakwōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *teh₂g- (to touch). Cognate with Latin tangō (touch, verb), Ancient Greek τεταγών (tetagṓn, having seized).

Verb

*þakwōną

  1. to touch, pat, tap

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: þaccian
  • Old Dutch: *thakkōn, *thakōn; thackolōn, thakolōn
  • Old Norse: þjökka, þjaka
    • Icelandic: þjaka
    • Norwegian: tjåka
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