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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 *dʰóngʷ-o-s, from *dʰengʷ- (dark, hazy), and related to Hittite 𒁕𒀭𒆪𒄿 (da-an-ku-i, dark, black, murky).[1]

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
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dankwaz *dankwō *dankwą, -atō *dankwai *dankwôz *dankwō
accusative *dankwanǭ *dankwǭ *dankwą, -atō *dankwanz *dankwōz *dankwō
genitive *dankwas, -is *dankwaizōz *dankwas, -is *dankwaizǫ̂ *dankwaizǫ̂ *dankwaizǫ̂
dative *dankwammai *dankwaizōi *dankwammai *dankwaimaz *dankwaimaz *dankwaimaz
instrumental *dankwanō *dankwaizō *dankwanō *dankwaimiz *dankwaimiz *dankwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dankwô *dankwǭ *dankwô *dankwaniz *dankwōniz *dankwōnō
accusative *dankwanų *dankwōnų *dankwô *dankwanunz *dankwōnunz *dankwōnō
genitive *dankwiniz *dankwōniz *dankwiniz *dankwanǫ̂ *dankwōnǫ̂ *dankwanǫ̂
dative *dankwini *dankwōni *dankwini *dankwammaz *dankwōmaz *dankwammaz
instrumental *dankwinē *dankwōnē *dankwinē *dankwammiz *dankwōmiz *dankwammiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dinkwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96:*dankwa-