Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dabanōną

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From *dabanaz (“past participle of *dabaną”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.βɑ.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dabanōną

to become fitting
to thrive

Inflection

Conjugation of *dabanōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*dabanō	*dabanǭ	—	*dabanōi	?
2nd singular	*dabanōsi	*dabanōs	*dabanō	*dabanōsai	*dabanōsau
3rd singular	*dabanōþi	*dabanō	*dabanōþau	*dabanōþai	*dabanōþau
1st dual	*dabanōs	*dabanōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*dabanōþiz	*dabanōþiz	*dabanōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*dabanōmaz	*dabanōm	—	*dabanōnþai	*dabanōnþau
2nd plural	*dabanōþ	*dabanōþ	*dabanōþ	*dabanōnþai	*dabanōnþau
3rd plural	*dabanōnþi	*dabanōn	*dabanōnþau	*dabanōnþai	*dabanōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*dabanōdǭ	*dabanōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*dabanōdēz	*dabanōdēdīz
3rd singular	*dabanōdē	*dabanōdēdī
1st dual	*dabanōdēdū	*dabanōdēdīw
2nd dual	*dabanōdēdudiz	*dabanōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*dabanōdēdum	*dabanōdēdīm
2nd plural	*dabanōdēdud	*dabanōdēdīd
3rd plural	*dabanōdēdun	*dabanōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*dabanōndz	*dabanōdaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *dabanōn
- Old English: dafenian, dafnian
Old Norse: dafna
- Icelandic: dafna

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đabnōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 66

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đabnōjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 66

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dabanōną

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