Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dēhǭ

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

Perhaps from an onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root *dʰek-, *dʰēk- (“a daw, starling, thrush”). Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (“starling”), Latin faccilāre (“the sound or timbre of the thrush”).

Noun

*dēhǭ f

  1. (West Germanic) jackdaw

Inflection

Declension of *dēhǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dēhǭ *dēhōniz
vocative *dēhǭ *dēhōniz
accusative *dēhōnų *dēhōnunz
genitive *dēhōniz *dēhōnǫ̂
dative *dēhōni *dēhōmaz
instrumental *dēhōnē *dēhōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dāhwā, *dagwā, *dahā
    • Old English: *dāwe
    • Old Saxon: dāha
    • Old High German: tāha

References

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