Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dauþuz

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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus, equivalent to *dawjaną +‎ *-þuz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑu̯.θuz/

Noun

*dauþuz m

  1. death

Inflection

Declension of *dauþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dauþuz *dauþiwiz
vocative *dauþu *dauþiwiz
accusative *dauþų *dauþunz
genitive *dauþauz *dauþiwǫ̂
dative *dauþiwi *dauþumaz
instrumental *dauþū *dauþumiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dauþu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 91