Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dannā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ, from earlier *danwǭ,^[1]^[2] cognate with Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (^GIŠta-na-a-ú /⁠tanau⁠/, “a type of tree”),^[3] and perhaps Sanskrit धनु (dhanu, “bow”), धन्वन् (dhanvan, “bow”) and Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”).^[4] Alternatively related to *dani (“woodland pasture”),^[5] or borrowed from a substrate language.^[6]

Noun

*dannā f

pine, fir
Synonyms: *dannjā, *furhu, *pīnabaum, *pīnā

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dannā
Genitive	*dannōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dannā	*dannōn
Accusative	*dannōn	*dannōn
Genitive	*dannōn	*dannōnō
Dative	*dannōn	dannōm, dannum
Instrumental	*dannōn	dannōm, dannum

Derived terms

*dannjā
- Old Saxon: dennia

Descendants

Old Saxon: danna
- Middle Low German: danne
  - Low German: Dann
Old Dutch: *danna
- Middle Dutch: danne
Old High German: tanna
- Middle High German: tanne
  - Alemannic German: Tanne
  - German: Tanne

References

^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “den”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “dhanu- oder dhonu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 234
^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “^GIŠtanau-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 827
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tanno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 369
^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Tanne”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 721
^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “den 1”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

[1] Franck, Johannes (1936) “den”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “dhanu- oder dhonu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 234

[3] Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “^GIŠtanau-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 827

[4] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tanno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 369

[5] Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Tanne”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 721

[6] Vries, Jan (1971) “den 1”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

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