Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dabanōną

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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[edit]

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *dabanaz (past participle of *dabaną) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.βɑ.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*dabanōną

  1. to become fitting
  2. to thrive

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dabanōn
  • Old Norse: dafna

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đabnōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 66