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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dagāną

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 *dagaz (day) + *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.ɣɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dagāną

  1. to dawn, to become day

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dagēn
    • Old English: dagian, dagiġan
      • Middle English: daȝiȝen, dawen
    • Old Frisian: *dagia
    • Old Saxon: *dagon
    • Old Dutch: *dagon
    • Old High German: tagēn
  • Old Norse: daga
  • Gothic: *𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (*dagan) (in the derived agent noun 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (dagands))

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *daʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 66
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