Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dagāną

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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 *dagaz (day) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.ɣɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dagāną

  1. to dawn, to become day

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

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