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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōbnaną

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

From an unattested *dōbaz (dull, numb) + *-naną, perhaps ultimately from the root of *dapraz (heavy, solid, stout).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔːβ.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dōbnaną[2]

  1. to become dull, numb

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dobnan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dōbnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97
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