Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dannā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ, from earlier *danwǭ,[1][2] cognate with Hittite 𒄑𒋫𒈾𒀀𒌑 (GIŠta-na-a-ú /⁠tanau⁠/, “a type of tree”),[3] and perhaps Sanskrit धनु (dhanu, “bow”), धन्वन् (dhanvan, “bow”) and Proto-Celtic *tannos (“green oak”).[4] Alternatively related to *dani (“woodland pasture”),[5] or borrowed from a substrate language.[6]

    Noun

    *dannā f

    1. pine, fir
      Synonyms: *dannjā, *furhu, *pīnabaum, *pīnā

    Inflection

    ōn-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *dannā
    Genitive *dannōn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *dannā *dannōn
    Accusative *dannōn *dannōn
    Genitive *dannōn *dannōnō
    Dative *dannōn *dannōm, *dannum
    Instrumental *dannōn *dannōm, *dannum

    Derived terms

    • *dannjā
      • Old Saxon: dennia

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Franck, Johannes (1936), “den”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
    2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “dhanu- oder dhonu-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 234
    3. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “GIŠtanau-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 827
    4. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*tanno-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 369
    5. ^ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Tanne”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 721
    6. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971), “den 1”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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