Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōbnaną

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 an unattested *dōbaz (dull, numb) +‎ *-naną, perhaps ultimately from the root of *dapraz (heavy, solid, stout).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔːβ.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dōbnaną[1]

  1. to become dull, numb

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 4)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dōbnō *dōbnaų
2nd singular *dōbnōsi *dōbnais *dōbnō
3rd singular *dōbnōþi *dōbnai *dōbnōþau
1st dual *dōbnōs *dōbnaiw
2nd dual *dōbnaþiz *dōbnaiþiz *dōbnaþiz
1st plural *dōbnamaz *dōbnaim
2nd plural *dōbnaþ *dōbnaiþ *dōbnaþ
3rd plural *dōbnanþi *dōbnain *dōbnanþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dōbnōdǭ *dōbnōdēdį̄
2nd singular *dōbnōdēz *dōbnōdēdīz
3rd singular *dōbnōdē *dōbnōdēdī
1st dual *dōbnōdēdū *dōbnōdēdīw
2nd dual *dōbnōdēdudiz *dōbnōdēdīdiz
1st plural *dōbnōdēdum *dōbnōdēdīm
2nd plural *dōbnōdēdud *dōbnōdēdīd
3rd plural *dōbnōdēdun *dōbnōdēdīn
present past
participles *dōbnandz

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐍉𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌽 (afdōbnan)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dōbnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97