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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tumftō
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *tumftiz, *tumfetiz[1][2][3]
Etymology
From a compound of Proto-Indo-European *dm̥- (“to build”) and *ped- (“to walk, to step”), assuming a relationship with at least Ancient Greek δάπεδον (dápedon, “floor”). However, this word may simply be equivalent to *tumþiz ~ *tumþō;[1] see there.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtum.ɸtɔː/
Noun
*tumftō f
- ground around a building
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *tumftō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *tumftō | *tumftôz | |
| vocative | *tumftō | *tumftôz | |
| accusative | *tumftǭ | *tumftōz | |
| genitive | *tumftōz | *tumftǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tumftōi | *tumftōmaz | |
| instrumental | *tumftō | *tumftōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: *tóft, tomt, topt, tupt, tuft
- Icelandic: topt, tuft
- Faroese: toft
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tuft, tomt; (dialectal) toft
- Norwegian Bokmål: tomt, tuft
- Westrobothnian: tomt
- Old Swedish: topt, toft, tompt
- Swedish: tomt
- Scanian: tøvt
- Danish: toft
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “tumfeti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 525–526
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δάπεδον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 302–303
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*tum-f(e)tiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412