Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dūbǭ
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk; smoke; make obscure”). According to Kroonen, derived from Proto-Germanic *dūbaną (“to dive; to sink”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*dūbǭ f
Inflection
[edit]ōn-stemDeclension of *dūbǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *dūbǭ | *dūbōniz | |
vocative | *dūbǭ | *dūbōniz | |
accusative | *dūbōnų | *dūbōnunz | |
genitive | *dūbōniz | *dūbōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *dūbōni | *dūbōmaz | |
instrumental | *dūbōnē | *dūbōmiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *dūbā
- Old Norse: dúfa
- Gothic: *𐌳𐌿𐌱𐍉 (*dubō)