Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dingwaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pre-Germanic *dʰengʷʰ-, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiŋʷ.ɡʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*dingwaną[1][2]

  1. to beat

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: *dingan
  • Old Swedish: diunga

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dingwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*denʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 70