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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₂nu

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Noun

*déh₂nu n [1]

  1. river goddess

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *déh₂nu
genitive *deh₂n̥wés
singular dual plural
nominative *déh₂nu *déh₂n̥wih₁ *déh₂nuh₂
vocative *déh₂nu *déh₂n̥wih₁ *déh₂nuh₂
accusative *déh₂nu *déh₂n̥wih₁ *déh₂nuh₂
genitive *deh₂n̥wés *? *deh₂n̥wóHom
ablative *deh₂n̥wés *? *deh₂numós
dative *deh₂n̥wéy *? *deh₂numós
locative *déh₂nu, *déh₂n̥wi *? *deh₂nusú
instrumental *deh₂n̥wéh₁ *? *deh₂nubʰí

Derived terms

  • *deh₂new-yos
    • Celtic: *Dānowyos

Descendants

  • Celtic: *Dānu
    • Irish: Dana
    • Welsh: Dôn
  • Indo-Iranian: *dáHnu
    • Indo-Aryan: *dáHnu
    • Iranian: *dáHnu
      • Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬎 (dānu)
      • Scythian: *dānu

References

  1. J. P. Mallory & D. Q. Adams (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 434
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