Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dabaną
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“to pass, happen, occur, fit”). Cognate with Lithuanian dabinti (“to beautify, decorate, adorn”), Russian до́брый (dóbryj, “good”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to come to pass, occur, happen
- to fit, be fitting
Inflection
Conjugation of *dabaną (strong class 6)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *daban
- ⇒ Old English: ġedafen, dafen; dafenian (< *dabanōną); ġedafenlīc
- Middle English: ȝedavenlic
- ⇒ Old English: ġedafen, dafen; dafenian (< *dabanōną); ġedafenlīc
- ⇒ Old Norse: dafna (< *dabanōną)
- Icelandic: dafna
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadaban) (< *gadabaną)
- → Proto-Finnic: *tabat'ak (see there for further descendants)
- →? Proto-Finnic: *tapahtudak (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*daban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 86
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đabanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 66
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “-DAB-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 146