Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dauniz

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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰowh₂-nis, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, fume, mist, haze”).

Noun

*dauniz m

1. haze, smoke
2. fume; smell, odor

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *dauniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dauniz	*daunīz
vocative	*dauni	*daunīz
accusative	*daunį	*dauninz
genitive	*daunīz	*daunijǫ̂
dative	*daunī	*daunimaz
instrumental	*daunī	*daunimiz

Related terms

• *daumaz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *daum
    • Old High German: doum, *toum
      • Middle High German: toum
        • German: Daum
  • Old Norse: *daumr
    • Faroese: deymur (“smoke, stench, strong odour”) (alternatively from Faroese deyma (“to fume”) from Proto-Germanic *daumijaną)
• *dūną
• *dūnaz
• *dunstą
• *dustą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dauni
  • Old English: *dēan, *dīen
    • Middle English: *dene, *deen, *dein
      • English: (dialectal) dain
• Old Norse: daunn
  • Icelandic: daunn
  • Danish: døn (archaic)
• Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 f (dauns)