Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dangijaną

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *dangwijaną[1]

Etymology

From *dingwaną +‎ *-janą; apparently with delabialization of -gw- caused by following what was originally a round vowel and coming before the suffix -j-.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dangijaną[2]

  1. to beat, hit

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dangijō *dangijaų *dangijai ?
2nd singular *dangīsi *dangijais *dangī *dangijasai *dangijaisau
3rd singular *dangīþi *dangijai *dangijaþau *dangijaþai *dangijaiþau
1st dual *dangijōs *dangijaiw
2nd dual *dangijaþiz *dangijaiþiz *dangijaþiz
1st plural *dangijamaz *dangijaim *dangijanþai *dangijainþau
2nd plural *dangīþ *dangijaiþ *dangīþ *dangijanþai *dangijainþau
3rd plural *dangijanþi *dangijain *dangijanþau *dangijanþai *dangijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dangidǭ *dangidēdį̄
2nd singular *dangidēz *dangidēdīz
3rd singular *dangidē *dangidēdī
1st dual *dangidēdū *dangidēdīw
2nd dual *dangidēdudiz *dangidēdīdiz
1st plural *dangidēdum *dangidēdīm
2nd plural *dangidēdud *dangidēdīd
3rd plural *dangidēdun *dangidēdīn
present past
participles *dangijandz *dangidaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dangijan
    • Old English: denġan, denċġan
      • Middle English: *dengen
    • Old High German: *tengen
  • Old Norse: dengja
    • Icelandic: dengja
    • Faroese: deingja
    • Old Swedish: dængia
    • Danish: dænge
    • Elfdalian: daindja
  • Proto-Samic: *tāmčëtēk (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đanʒwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 68
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dangjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 88