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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰénwr̥

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *dʰen- +‎ *-wr̥ (substantifying suffix).

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Noun

*dʰénwr̥ n[1][2]

  1. arc, bow
  2. palm (of hand), sole (of foot)

Inflection
Athematic, proterokinetic
singular collective
nominative *dʰénwr̥ *dʰénwōr
genitive *dʰn̥wéns *dʰnunés
singular dual plural collective
nominative *dʰénwr̥ — — *dʰénwōr
vocative *dʰénwr̥ — — *dʰénwōr
accusative *dʰénwr̥ — — *dʰénwōr
genitive *dʰn̥wéns — — *dʰnunés
ablative *dʰn̥wéns — — *dʰnunés
dative *dʰn̥wéney — — *dʰnunéy
locative *dʰn̥wén, *dʰn̥wéni — — *dʰn̥wén, *dʰn̥wéni
instrumental *dʰn̥wénh₁ — — *dʰnunéh₁

Descendants
  • Proto-Germanic:
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: θέναρ (thénar, “palm (of hand)”)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰánwr̥

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 249
  2. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θέναρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540
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