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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dingwaną

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 Pre-Germanic *dʰengʷʰ-, probably of onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiŋʷ.ɡʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dingwaną

  1. to beat

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *dingan
  • Old Swedish: diunga

References

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