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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dangijaną

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

From *dingwaną + *-janą; apparently with delabialization of -gw- caused by following what was originally a round vowel and coming before the suffix -j-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dangijaną

  1. to beat, hit

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: denċġan, denġan
  • Old High German: *tengen
  • Old Norse: dengja
    • Icelandic: dengja
    • Faroese: deingja
    • Old Swedish: dængia
      • Swedish: dänga
    • Elfdalian: daindja

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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