Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Dōnawjaz

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos, an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (river goddess), akin to *dʰenh₂- (to set in motion; to flow). The Celtic name is also the source of Latin Dānuvius, Dānubius and Ancient Greek Δανούιος (Danoúios) and Δανούβιος (Danoúbios). *Dōnawjaz was reinterpreted as a feminine jō-stem in West Germanic (Schumacher 2007: 181).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔː.ˌnɑu̯.jɑz/

Proper noun

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*Dōnawjaz m

  1. the river Danube

Inflection

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masculine ja-stemDeclension of *Dōnawjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular
nominative *Dōnawjaz
vocative *Dōnawi
accusative *Dōnawją
genitive *Dōnawjas, *Dōnawis
dative *Dōnawjai
instrumental *Dōnawjō

Descendants

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References

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  • Stefan Schumacher (2007), ‘Die Deutschen und die Nachbarstämme: Lexikalische und strukturelle Sprachkontaktphänomene entlang der keltisch-germanischen Übergangszone’ ([1]), Keltische Forschungen 2, pp. 181-182, Praesens Verlag, Vienna.
  • David Stifter (2009), ‘The Proto-Germanic shift *ā>*ō and early Germanic linguistic contacts’ (pdf), Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics, Bd. 122, p. 277.
  • Koch, John (2004) “*Dānu, *Dānowyos”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[2], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 283