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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/temaną

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 *dem- (to put together). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέμω (démō, to build).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*temaną

  1. to fit

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *teman; (temian); *tēme, *tȳme (in luftȳme, wiþertȳme)
  • Old Frisian: tima; timia
    • Saterland Frisian: täämelk
    • West Frisian: tiemje; betame, betamje
  • Old Saxon: teman
  • Old Dutch: teman
  • Old High German: zeman; gizeman
    • Middle High German: zëmen; gezëmen
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (timan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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