Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōbnaną

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

From an unattested *dōbaz (“dull, numb”) +‎ *-naną, perhaps ultimately from the root of *dapraz (“heavy, solid, stout”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːβ.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dōbnaną^[1]

to become dull, numb

Inflection

Conjugation of *dōbnaną (weak class 4)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*dōbnō	*dōbnaų	—	—	—
2nd singular	*dōbnōsi	*dōbnais	*dōbnō	—	—
3rd singular	*dōbnōþi	*dōbnai	*dōbnōþau	—	—
1st dual	*dōbnōs	*dōbnaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*dōbnaþiz	*dōbnaiþiz	*dōbnaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*dōbnamaz	*dōbnaim	—	—	—
2nd plural	*dōbnaþ	*dōbnaiþ	*dōbnaþ	—	—
3rd plural	*dōbnanþi	*dōbnain	*dōbnanþau	—	—

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*dōbnōdǭ	*dōbnōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*dōbnōdēz	*dōbnōdēdīz
3rd singular	*dōbnōdē	*dōbnōdēdī
1st dual	*dōbnōdēdū	*dōbnōdēdīw
2nd dual	*dōbnōdēdudiz	*dōbnōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*dōbnōdēdum	*dōbnōdēdīm
2nd plural	*dōbnōdēdud	*dōbnōdēdīd
3rd plural	*dōbnōdēdun	*dōbnōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*dōbnandz	—

Descendants

⇒ Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐍉𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdōbnan)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “dōbnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97

[Kroonen-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “dōbnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97

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