Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dawwāną

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From *dawwą (“dew”) +‎ *-āną.

Verb[edit]

*dawwāną[1]

  1. to bedew
  2. to melt

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *dawwāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dawwō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *dawwaisi ? *dawwai *dawwāsai ?
3rd singular *dawwaiþi ? *dawwāþau *dawwāþai ?
1st dual *dawwōs ? — — —
2nd dual *dawwāþiz ? *dawwāþiz — —
1st plural *dawwāmaz ? — *dawwānþai ?
2nd plural *dawwaiþ ? *dawwaiþ *dawwānþai ?
3rd plural *dawwānþi ? *dawwānþau *dawwānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dawwadǭ *dawwadēdį̄
2nd singular *dawwadēz *dawwadēdīz
3rd singular *dawwadē *dawwadēdī
1st dual *dawwadēdū *dawwadēdīw
2nd dual *dawwadēdudiz *dawwadēdīdiz
1st plural *dawwadēdum *dawwadēdīm
2nd plural *dawwadēdud *dawwadēdīd
3rd plural *dawwadēdun *dawwadēdīn
present past
participles *dawwāndz *dawwadaz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dawwēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 70
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