Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰwen-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*dʰwen-

1. to make a noise

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰwan-
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰwan-
    • Sanskrit: ध्वन् (dhvan)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰwen- (4 c, 0 e)

• *dʰwén-e-ti (root present)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Latvian: dunēt (“to make a noise”) (perhaps)
    • Slovak: dunieť
    • Slovene: doneti
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰwánati
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰwánati
      • Sanskrit: ध्वनति (dhvánati)
• *dʰún-is
  • Proto-Germanic: *duniz (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰúniš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰúniṣ
      • Sanskrit: धुनि (dhúni) (see there for further descendants)
• *dʰwen-ís
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰwaníš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dʰwaníṣ
      • Sanskrit: ध्वनि (dhvani) (see there for further descendants)