Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dani
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; presumably from Proto-Germanic *danją, possibly cognate with Sanskrit धन्वन् (dhánvan, “desert, dry land, beach”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *dʰén-w-ō. Perhaps also related to Old High German tenar (“flat hand, palm”),[2] however this is disputed.[1]
Noun edit
*dani n[1]
Inflection edit
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *dani | |
| Genitive | *dannjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *dani | *dannju |
| Accusative | *dani | *dannju |
| Genitive | *dannjas | *dannjō |
| Dative | *dannjē | *dannjum |
| Instrumental | *dannju | *dannjum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: denn n; denu f
- Old Frisian: dann
- Saterland Frisian: Dan
- Old Saxon: *danni, *denni
- Old Dutch: *denni
- Old High German: tenni n
- → Medieval Latin: danea
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đanraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 70: “WGmc *đenjan”
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Tenne”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 726