Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dūnǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Disputed. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”); or alternatively a late borrowing from Proto-Celtic *dūnom from the same Proto-Indo-European source.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduː.nɔ̃ː/

Noun

*dūnǭ f

sand dune

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *dūnǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dūnǭ	*dūnōniz
vocative	*dūnǭ	*dūnōniz
accusative	*dūnōnų	*dūnōnunz
genitive	*dūnōniz	*dūnōnǫ̂
dative	*dūnōni	*dūnōmaz
instrumental	*dūnōnē	*dūnōmiz

Related terms

*dūnaz

Descendants

Old English: dūn
- Middle English: dune, doun
  - English: dune, down
Old Frisian: dūne
- Saterland Frisian: Duune
- West Frisian: dún
Old Saxon: *dūna
- Middle Low German: dûne
  - German Low German: Düne, Düün
  - → German: Düne
Old Dutch: *dūna
- Middle Dutch: dûne
  - Dutch: duin
  - → Old French: dune
    - Middle French: dune
      - French: dune
Old High German: *tūna, dūna

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