Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjǭ

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 *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénu, “cow, milk-cow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑj.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*dajjǭ f

  1. a female deer, hind

Inflection

Declension of *dajjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dajjǭ *dajjōniz
vocative *dajjǭ *dajjōniz
accusative *dajjōnų *dajjōnunz
genitive *dajjōniz *dajjōnǫ̂
dative *dajjōni *dajjōmaz
instrumental *dajjōnē *dajjōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *daijā
    • Old English: dā
    • Old High German: *tē
      • Middle High German: *tē
        • Alemannic German: Tē
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