Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōbnaną

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 an unattested *dōbaz (dull, numb) +‎ *-naną, perhaps ultimately from the root of *dapraz (heavy, solid, stout).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔːβ.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*dōbnaną[2]

  1. to become dull, numb

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dobnan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dōbnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97