Reconstruction:Old Dutch/duna

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dūnā. It is only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*dūna f

  1. dune

Inflection

Declension of *dūna (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *dūna *dūna, *dūnon
accusative *dūna, *dūnon *dūna, *dūnon
genitive *dūnon *dūnono
dative *dūnon *dūnon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dûne f or n
    • Dutch: duin f
    • → Old Frisian: dūne f, *dūn n (also possibly borrowed from Low German)
      • Saterland Frisian: Dúune, Duune f
      • West Frisian: dún n
    • → Old French: dune

References

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