Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dabanōną

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

Alternative reconstructions edit

Etymology edit

From *dabanaz (past participle of *dabaną) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.βɑ.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*dabanōną

  1. to become fitting
  2. to thrive

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dabanōn
  • Old Norse: dafna

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đabnōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 66