Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dangijaną

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

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Etymology

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From *dingwaną +‎ *-janą; apparently with delabialization of -gw- caused by following what was originally a round vowel and coming before the suffix -j-.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*dangijaną[2]

  1. to beat, hit

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đanʒwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dangjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88