Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dagalangaz

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 *dagaz (day) +‎ *langaz (long).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.ɣɑ.ˌlɑŋ.ɡɑz/

Adjective

*dagalangaz[1]

  1. daylong, lasting a day

Inflection

Declension of *dagalangaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dagalangaz *dagalangō *dagalangą, *-at(ō) *dagalangai *dagalangôz *dagalangō
accusative *dagalanganǭ *dagalangǭ *dagalangą, *-at(ō) *dagalanganz *dagalangōz *dagalangō
genitive *dagalangas, *dagalangis *dagalangaizōz *dagalangas, *dagalangis *dagalangaizǫ̂ *dagalangaizǫ̂ *dagalangaizǫ̂
dative *dagalangammai *dagalangaizōi *dagalangammai *dagalangaimaz *dagalangaimaz *dagalangaimaz
instrumental *dagalanganō *dagalangaizō *dagalanganō *dagalangaimiz *dagalangaimiz *dagalangaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dagalangô *dagalangǭ *dagalangô *dagalanganiz *dagalangōniz *dagalangōnō
accusative *dagalanganų *dagalangōnų *dagalangô *dagalanganunz *dagalangōnunz *dagalangōnō
genitive *dagalanginiz *dagalangōniz *dagalanginiz *dagalanganǫ̂ *dagalangōnǫ̂ *dagalanganǫ̂
dative *dagalangini *dagalangōni *dagalangini *dagalangammaz *dagalangōmaz *dagalangammaz
instrumental *dagalanginē *dagalangōnē *dagalanginē *dagalangammiz *dagalangōmiz *dagalangammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dagalang
    • Old English: dæġlang
      • Middle English: dai longe, dæi longe
    • Old High German: *tagalang
      • Middle High German: tagelanc
  • Old Norse: daglangr
    • Icelandic: daglangur

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đaʒa-lanʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 66