Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhwą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *tanhuz (“tough”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ̃ːxwɑ̃/

Noun

*tanhwą n

path, enclosed yard

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *tanhwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tanhwą	*tanhwō
vocative	*tanhwą	*tanhwō
accusative	*tanhwą	*tanhwō
genitive	tanhwas, tanhwis	*tanhwǫ̂
dative	*tanhwai	*tanhwamaz
instrumental	*tanhwō	*tanhwamiz

Descendants

Old Norse: tá
- Icelandic: tá
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tåg
- Old Swedish: tā, ⇒ fortā
  - Swedish: tå (dialectal)
- ⇒ Old Danish: fortā, fortæ
  - Danish: forte
  - Danish: fortov
    - Norwegian Bokmål: fortau (also from a dialectal form of fortåg)
→ Finnish: tanhua

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