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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dungijā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dungijǭ (earth mound, dunghill). Equivalent to *dungu (dung, dirt) + *-jā.

Noun

*dungijā f

  1. hill
  2. dunghill

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *dungijā
Genitive *dungijōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *dungijā *dungijōn
Accusative *dungijōn *dungijōn
Genitive *dungijōn *dungijōnō
Dative *dungijōn *dungijōm, *dungijum
Instrumental *dungijōn *dungijōm, *dungijum

Descendants

  • Old English: dynċġe, dinċġe, denġe
    • Latin: dingia (Anglo-Latin)
  • Old Dutch: *dunga
    • Middle Dutch: *donge, *donke
      • Dutch: donk (archaic)
      • Middle Dutch: santdonc
    • Old Dutch: Dungus
    • Old Dutch: Medmedug
  • ? Vulgar Latin: *dominiōnem m (donjon) (see there for further descendants)
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