Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dankwaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʷ-o-, *dʰ(e/o)ngʷ-(o)-i-; according to Pokorny, from *dʰewh₂- (“mist, smoke, haze”). Related to Hittite 𒁕𒀭𒆪𒄿 (da-an-ku-i, “dark, black, murky”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*dankwaz

  1. dark

Inflection

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Declension of *dankwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *dankwaz *dankwai *dankwō *dankwôz *dankwą, -atō *dankwō
Accusative *dankwanǭ *dankwanz *dankwǭ *dankwōz *dankwą, -atō *dankwō
Genitive *dankwas, -is *dankwaizǫ̂ *dankwaizōz *dankwaizǫ̂ *dankwas, -is *dankwaizǫ̂
Dative *dankwammai *dankwaimaz *dankwaizōi *dankwaimaz *dankwammai *dankwaimaz
Instrumental *dankwanō *dankwaimiz *dankwaizō *dankwaimiz *dankwanō *dankwaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *dankwô *dankwaniz *dankwǭ *dankwōniz *dankwô *dankwōnō
Accusative *dankwanų *dankwanunz *dankwōnų *dankwōnunz *dankwô *dankwōnō
Genitive *dankwiniz *dankwanǫ̂ *dankwōniz *dankwōnǫ̂ *dankwiniz *dankwanǫ̂
Dative *dankwini *dankwammaz *dankwōni *dankwōmaz *dankwini *dankwammaz
Instrumental *dankwinē *dankwammiz *dankwōnē *dankwōmiz *dankwinē *dankwammiz


Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Frisian: diunk (< *dinkwaz)
  • Old Norse: døkkr, dǫkkr

Further reading

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