Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duntiz

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 *dʰen- (“to strike, hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdun.tiz/

Noun

*duntiz m

1. shock, impact, blow

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *duntiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*duntiz	*duntīz
vocative	*dunti	*duntīz
accusative	*duntį	*duntinz
genitive	*duntīz	*duntijǫ̂
dative	*duntī	*duntimaz
instrumental	*duntī	*duntimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dunti
  • Old English: dynt
    • Middle English: dünt, dent, dint
      • Scots: dunt, dont, dynt, dint, dent
      • English: dunt, dint, dent
  • ⇒? Proto-West Germanic: *duntislagi (“a blow which leaves a bruise, punch”)
    • Old Saxon: *duntslag
      • Middle Low German: duntslach, dunslach
    • Old Dutch: *duntslag
      • Middle Dutch: dontslach, donsslach, dunslach
• Old Norse: dyntr, dyttr
  • Icelandic: dyntur, dynta, dyttur
  • Swedish: dunt (dialectal)