Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tunglą

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tunglą

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 *dAnǵʰ- (“sky, heavenly body”), from Proto-Indo-European *denǵʰ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian dangùs (“sky, heaven”), Russian ра́дуга (ráduga, “rainbow, arc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuŋ.ɡlɑ̃/

Noun

*tunglą n

1. a luminary; orb; a heavenly body; star

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *tunglą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tunglą	*tunglō
vocative	*tunglą	*tunglō
accusative	*tunglą	*tunglō
genitive	*tunglas, *tunglis	*tunglǫ̂
dative	*tunglai	*tunglamaz
instrumental	*tunglō	*tunglamiz

Descendants

• Old English: tungol
  • Middle English: tungol
• Old Saxon: tungal
• Old High German: zungal
• Old Norse: tungl
  • Icelandic: tungl
  • Faroese: tungl
  • Old Swedish: tungel
    • Swedish: tungel
  • Elfdalian: tunggel
• Gothic: 𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌻 (tuggl)