Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjǭ

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *dajjaną (to suckle), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck, suckle). Cognate with Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénu, cow, milk-cow).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*dajjǭ f

  1. a female deer, hind

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *dajjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dajjǭ *dajjōniz
vocative *dajjǭ *dajjōniz
accusative *dajjōnų *dajjōnunz
genitive *dajjōniz *dajjōnǫ̂
dative *dajjōni *dajjōmaz
instrumental *dajjōnē *dajjōmiz

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *daijā