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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dangijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *dangwijaną[1]

Etymology

From *dingwaną + *-janą; apparently with delabialization of -gw- caused by following what was originally a round vowel and coming before the suffix -j-.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dangijaną[2]

  1. to beat, hit

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dangijan
    • Old English: denċġan, denġan
    • Old High German: *tengen
  • Old Norse: dengja
  • Proto-Samic: *tāmčëtēk (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đanʒwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dangjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88
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