Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dangalaz

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

Related to *dangijaną (to beat, hit).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*dangalaz m[1]

  1. hammer
    Synonym: *hamaraz

Declension edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dangalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dangalaz *dangalōz, *dangalōs
vocative *dangal *dangalōz, *dangalōs
accusative *dangalą *dangalanz
genitive *dangalas, *dangalis *dangalǫ̂
dative *dangalai *dangalamaz
instrumental *dangalō *dangalamiz

Descendants edit

  • Old High German: tangal

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dangjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88:*dangala-