Reconstruction talk:Proto-Germanic/sinþaną

Reconstruction
The Gothic form is unattested as far as I can find, being reconstructed based on the causative and derived nominals. Rather, the verb is attested in Middle Dutch, Old High German , pointing to Proto-Germanic , Pre-Germanic. A similar formation is also seen in <. Anglom (talk) 22:03, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

RFD discussion: March–April 2020
Reconstructed term with no descendants listed. —Mahāgaja · talk 18:15, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete -- 03:45, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Even though it has no direct descendants, it has grandchild descendants and bridges a gap between PIE and several other PGmc terms, like, , etc. Leasnam (talk) 21:07, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Your first point doesn't make sense. You can't have grandchildren without having children. —Mahāgaja · talk 21:29, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think what they're saying is derivatives, as opposed to direct descendants, which is make obvious by the derived terms section. I just don't think that warrants an entry and should be left to an etymology. -- 23:03, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Correct. That's what I meant. I know we have other PGmc entries like this, which have no direct descendants, but whose existence is inferred based on other words and derivatives. I just can't find one at the moment... Leasnam (talk) 23:08, 17 March 2020 (UTC)


 * RFD-deleted. Such entries are usually shot on sight. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 20:04, 25 April 2020 (UTC)