Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tainijǭ

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 *tainaz (“rod; twig”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi.ni.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*tainijǭ f

wickerwork
wicker basket

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *tainijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tainijǭ	*tainijōniz
vocative	*tainijǭ	*tainijōniz
accusative	*tainijōnų	*tainijōnunz
genitive	*tainijōniz	*tainijōnǫ̂
dative	*tainijōni	*tainijōmaz
instrumental	*tainijōnē	*tainijōmiz

Derived terms

*tainilaz

Descendants

Old Frisian: *tēne
- Saterland Frisian: Täine
Old High German: zeina, zeinna
- Middle High German: zeine
  - Alemannic German: Zeine
  - German: Zaine, Zeine
- → Italian: zaino
- ⇒ Lombardic: *zainjā
  - → Italian: zana
Norwegian: teina
- Icelandic: teinur
- Faroese: teinur
- Norwegian: teine
- Westrobothnian: tjen (< *téna)
Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉 (tainjō)
⇒ *tainilaz (diminutive)
- Old English: tǣnel, tēnil
  - Middle English: tenel, tenell
    - English: teanel (dialectal)
- Old High German: *zeinil
  - Middle High German: zeinel