Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/das

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

Alternative forms

• *daʀ

Etymology

From the same ultimate source as *dwēsaz (“stupid, foolish”).

Adjective

*das

1. dizzy

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*das
Genitive	*dasas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*das	*dasu	*das
Accusative	*dasanā	*dasā	*das
Genitive	*dasas	*daseʀā	*dasas
Dative	*dasumē	*daseʀē	*dasumē
Instrumental	*dasu	*daseʀu	*dasu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*dasē	*dasō	*dasu
Accusative	*dasā	*dasā	*dasu
Genitive	*daseʀō	*daseʀō	*daseʀō
Dative	*dasēm, *dasum	*dasēm, *dasum	*dasēm, *dasum
Instrumental	*dasēm, *dasum	*dasēm, *dasum	*dasēm, *dasum

Derived terms

• *daʀēn

Descendants

• Old Dutch:
  • Middle Dutch: daes
    • Dutch: daas

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dazēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 89-90