Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/das

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same ultimate source as *dwēsaz (stupid, foolish).[1]

Adjective[edit]

*das

  1. dizzy

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *das
Genitive *dasas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *das *dasu *das
Accusative *dasanā *dasā *das
Genitive *dasas *daseʀā *dasas
Dative *dasumē *daseʀē *dasumē
Instrumental *dasu *daseʀu *dasu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *dasē *dasō *dasu
Accusative *dasā *dasā *dasu
Genitive *daseʀō *daseʀō *daseʀō
Dative *dasēm, *dasum *dasēm, *dasum *dasēm, *dasum
Instrumental *dasēm, *dasum *dasēm, *dasum *dasēm, *dasum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Dutch:

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “daas”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dazēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 89-90