Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dekan
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
*dekan m
Inflection edit
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *dekan | |
| Genitive | *dekanas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *dekan | *dekanō, *dekanōs |
| Accusative | *dekan | *dekanā |
| Genitive | *dekanas | *dekanō |
| Dative | *dekanē | *dekanum |
| Instrumental | *dekanu | *dekanum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: decan
- Old Frisian: deken
- West Frisian: deken
- Old Saxon: *dekan
- Old Dutch: *dekan
- Old High German: tehhan, tehhant
References edit
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “deken2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “Zeer vroege, wellicht al Proto-Germaanse ontlening”.