Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dauþudagaz

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 *dauþuz (“death”) +‎ *dagaz (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑu̯.θu.ˌdɑ.ɣɑz/

Noun

*dauþudagaz m[1]

  1. deathday

Inflection

Declension of *dauþudagaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dauþudagaz *dauþudagōz, *dauþudagōs
vocative *dauþudag *dauþudagōz, *dauþudagōs
accusative *dauþudagą *dauþudaganz
genitive *dauþudagas, *dauþudagis *dauþudagǫ̂
dative *dauþudagai *dauþudagamaz
instrumental *dauþudagō *dauþudagamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: dēaþdæġ
  • German: Todestag
  • Old Norse: dauðadagr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dauþudagaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70
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