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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dunkaraz

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

Etymology

Similar to *dunkalaz (dark), a zero-grade adjective related to *dinkwa-, *dankwaz (dark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduŋ.kɑ.rɑz/

Adjective

*dunkaraz

  1. dark

Inflection


Synonyms

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *dunker, diunker, dionker
  • Old Saxon: dunkar
  • Old Dutch: *dunkar

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dunkla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
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