Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰénwr̥
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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European edit
Etymology edit
From *dʰen- + *-wr̥ (substantifying suffix).
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Noun edit
Inflection edit
| Athematic, proterokinetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | collective | |||
| nominative | *dʰénwr̥ | *dʰénwōr | ||
| genitive | *dʰn̥wéns | *dʰnunés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | collective | |
| nominative | *dʰénwr̥ | — | — | *dʰénwōr |
| vocative | *dʰénwr̥ | — | — | *dʰénwōr |
| accusative | *dʰénwr̥ | — | — | *dʰénwōr |
| genitive | *dʰn̥wéns | — | — | *dʰnunés |
| ablative | *dʰn̥wéns | — | — | *dʰnunés |
| dative | *dʰn̥wéney | — | — | *dʰnunéy |
| locative | *dʰn̥wén, *dʰn̥wéni | — | — | *dʰn̥wén, *dʰn̥wéni |
| instrumental | *dʰn̥wénh₁ | — | — | *dʰnunéh₁ |
Descendants edit
- Proto-Germanic:
- Old High German: tenar
- Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: θέναρ (thénar, “palm (of hand)”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰánwr̥
References edit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 249
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θέναρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540