Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daniz

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“run, flow”). Or possibly from the same root as den (i.e. "lowland").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.niz/

Noun

*daniz m

1. a Dane

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *daniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*daniz	*danīz
vocative	*dani	*danīz
accusative	*danį	*daninz
genitive	*danīz	*danjǫ̂
dative	*danī	*danimaz
instrumental	*danī	*danimiz

Derived terms

• *daniskaz
• *Halbadaniz (“Half-Dane”)

Descendants

The first mention of the Danes by name is in the 6th century by Jordanes. It's not certain whether the Danes existed as a group long before that time, and so whether the name was used to refer to a tribe in Proto-Germanic. But in any case, historically the name does go back to this form.

• Proto-West Germanic: *Danī pl
  • Old English: Dene
    • Middle English: Dene, Dane
  • Old Saxon: *Denī
    • Middle Low German: dēne, denne
      • Low German: Dään
  • Old Dutch: *Denī
    • Middle Dutch: Dene
      • Dutch: Deen
        • Negerhollands: Deen
  • Old High German: *Tenī
    • Middle High German: Tene
      • German: Däne
• Old Norse: danir pl
  • Icelandic: Dani
  • Faroese: dani
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dane, dan
  • Old Swedish: dan, dæn
    • Swedish: dan (plural daner)
  • Danish: dan, dane
    • Norwegian Bokmål: dane
  • → Middle English: Dane
    • English: Dane
  • → Old Irish: danar
    • Irish: danar
  • → Latin: Danī pl
• → Latin: Dānī pl (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Samic: *tāńčë (see there for further descendants)