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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōną

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 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 two related Proto-Indo-European verbs:

  • Present tense from the perfective *dʰéh₁t, although the o-grade form *dʰóh₁t is unexpected.
  • Past tense from the past of the reduplicated imperfective *dʰédʰeh₁ti.

Both originate from the root *dʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*dōną

  1. to do, make
  2. to put, place

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *dōną (irregular)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dōmi *dǭ — — —
2nd singular *dōsi *dōs *dō — —
3rd singular *dōþi *dō *dōþau — —
1st dual *dōs *dōw — — —
2nd dual *dōþiz *dōþiz *dōþiz — —
1st plural *dōmaz *dōm — — —
2nd plural *dōþ *dōþ *dōþ — —
3rd plural *dōnþi *dōn *dōnþau — —
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dedǭ *dēdį̄
2nd singular *dedēz *dēdīz
3rd singular *dedē *dēdī
1st dual *dēdū *dēdīw
2nd dual *dēdudiz *dēdīdiz
1st plural *dēdum *dēdīm
2nd plural *dēdud *dēdīd
3rd plural *dēdun *dēdīn
present past
participles *dōndz *dēnaz

In all Germanic languages but the ancient ones, the first person singular form *dōmi is replaced by *dō by analogy with class II weak verbs. Past forms in *-ie- in Anglo-Frisian are unexplained.

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