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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰenh₂-

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

Root

*dʰenh₂- [1]

  1. to set in motion
  2. to flow

Derived terms
  • *dʰénh₂- ~ dʰn̥h₂-u- (present)
    • Indo-Iranian: *dʰánwati
      • Indo-Aryan: *dʰánwati
        • Sanskrit: धन्वति (dhánvati)
  • *dʰonh₂-éye-ti (causative)
    • Indo-Iranian: *dʰánayati
      • Iranian: *dánayati
        • Persian: دنیدن‎ (danīdan, “to hasten, run”)
      • Indo-Aryan: [Term?]
        • Sanskrit: धनयति (dhanayati, “to set in motion”)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Germanic: *daniz (“Dane”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Latin: fōns
    • Sanskrit: धन् (dhan)

References
  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*dʰenh₂-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 144-145
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