Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dubilaz

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

Probably from *dubjaną + *-ilaz. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (to stick, push), see also Proto-Slavic *tъpati (to stomp), Ancient Greek τύπτω (túptō, to beat, strike).[1]

Noun edit

*dubilaz m

  1. peg; dowel

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden, 2e druk, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen