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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dekan

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Latin decānus. West Germanic age is secured by the High German consonant shift. Philippa et al. even consider Proto-Germanic origin.[1]

Noun

*dekan m

  1. (Christianity) dean

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *dekan
Genitive *dekanas
Singular Plural
Nominative *dekan *dekanō, *dekanōs
Accusative *dekan *dekanā
Genitive *dekanas *dekanō
Dative *dekanē *dekanum
Instrumental *dekanu *dekanum

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: deken
  • Old Saxon: *dekan
    • Middle Low German: dēken
      • Low German: Diäken (Münsterland)
  • Old Dutch: *dekan
  • Old High German: tehhan, tehhant
    • Middle High German: techen, techent, techant, techān (all also with d-, Central German and/or latinized)
      • Alemannic German: Techet, Teche, Deche
      • Central Franconian: Deche, Dääche
        • Luxembourgish: Dechen
      • German: Dechant

References
  1. Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “deken2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “Zeer vroege, wellicht al Proto-Germaanse ontlening”.
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