Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/diganą

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

Alternative reconstructions edit

  • *dīganą

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*diganą[1][2]

  1. to knead
  2. to create out of clay or dough

Inflection edit

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (digan)

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dīgan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dīʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 72