Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjǭ

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

Etymology

From *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénu, “cow, milk-cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑj.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*dajjǭ f

1. a female deer, hind

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *dajjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dajjǭ	*dajjōniz
vocative	*dajjǭ	*dajjōniz
accusative	*dajjōnų	*dajjōnunz
genitive	*dajjōniz	*dajjōnǫ̂
dative	*dajjōni	*dajjōmaz
instrumental	*dajjōnē	*dajjōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *daijā
  • Old English: dā
    • Middle English: da, do
      • Scots: da, dae
      • English: doe
    • → Danish: då
    • →⇒ Faroese: dádýr
    • →⇒ Icelandic: dádýr
  • Old High German: *tē
    • Middle High German: *tē
      • Alemannic German: Tē