Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīnaz

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 *deyn-, *dyew- (“day”). Cognate with Lithuanian dienà (“day”), Latin diēs (“day”), Sanskrit दिन (diná, “day”). Related to Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.nɑz/

Noun

*tīnaz m

day

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *tīnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tīnaz	tīnōz, tīnōs
vocative	*tīn	tīnōz, tīnōs
accusative	*tīną	*tīnanz
genitive	tīnas, tīnis	*tīnǫ̂
dative	*tīnai	*tīnamaz
instrumental	*tīnō	*tīnamiz

Derived terms

*langatīnaz
*sintīnaz

Descendants

The root only exists in combination with other particles, namely langa- and sin-.

⇒ Old English: lencten
- Middle English: lenten, lente
  - Scots: Lentrin
  - English: Lent
⇒ Old Saxon: lentīn
- Middle Low German: lenten
⇒ Old Dutch: lentin
- Middle Dutch: lenten, lentijn
  - Dutch: lente
⇒ Old High German: lenzin, lengizin
- Middle High German: lenze, langeze
  - German: Lenz
⇒ Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (sinteins)

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