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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Danī

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Proper noun

*Danī m pl

the Danes

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	—
Genitive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	*Danī
Accusative	—	*Danī
Genitive	—	*Dannjō
Dative	—	Danim, Dannjum
Instrumental	—	Danim, Dannjum

Descendants

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

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