Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dūbǭ

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

    Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk; smoke; make obscure”). According to Kroonen, derived from Proto-Germanic *dūbaną (“to dive; to sink”),[1] likely referring to the dove's characteristic divebombing flight.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈduː.βɔ̃ː/

    Noun

    *dūbǭ f

    1. dove, pigeon

    Inflection

    Declension of *dūbǭ (ōn-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *dūbǭ *dūbōniz
    vocative *dūbǭ *dūbōniz
    accusative *dūbōnų *dūbōnunz
    genitive *dūbōniz *dūbōnǫ̂
    dative *dūbōni *dūbōmaz
    instrumental *dūbōnē *dūbōmiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dūbōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 106
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