Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Danī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Proper noun

*Danī m pl

1. the Danes

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	—
Genitive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	*Danī
Accusative	—	*Danī
Genitive	—	*Dannjō
Dative	—	*Danim, *Dannjum
Instrumental	—	*Danim, *Dannjum

Descendants

• Old English: Dene
  • Middle English: Dene, Dane
• Old Saxon: *Denī
  • Middle Low German: dēne, denne
    • Low German: Dään
• Old Dutch: *Denī
  • Middle Dutch: Dene
    • Dutch: Deen
      • Negerhollands: Deen
• Old High German: *Tenī
  • Middle High German: Tene
    • German: Däne