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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰóngʷ-o-s, from *dʰengʷ- (“dark, hazy”), and related to Hittite 𒁕𒀭𒆪𒄿 (da-an-ku-i, “dark, black, murky”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*dankwaz
- dark
Inflection
Declension of *dankwaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dankwaz
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*dankwō
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*dankwą, -atō
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*dankwai
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*dankwôz
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*dankwō
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| accusative
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*dankwanǭ
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*dankwǭ
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*dankwą, -atō
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*dankwanz
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*dankwōz
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*dankwō
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| genitive
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*dankwas, -is
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*dankwaizōz
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*dankwas, -is
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*dankwaizǫ̂
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*dankwaizǫ̂
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*dankwaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*dankwammai
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*dankwaizōi
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*dankwammai
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*dankwaimaz
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*dankwaimaz
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*dankwaimaz
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*dankwanō
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*dankwaizō
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*dankwanō
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*dankwaimiz
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*dankwaimiz
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*dankwaimiz
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| Weak declension
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*dankwô
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*dankwǭ
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*dankwô
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*dankwaniz
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*dankwōniz
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*dankwōnō
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| accusative
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*dankwanų
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*dankwōnų
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*dankwô
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*dankwanunz
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*dankwōnunz
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*dankwōnō
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| genitive
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*dankwiniz
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*dankwōniz
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*dankwiniz
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*dankwanǫ̂
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*dankwōnǫ̂
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*dankwanǫ̂
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| dative
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*dankwini
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*dankwōni
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*dankwini
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*dankwammaz
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*dankwōmaz
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*dankwammaz
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| instrumental
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*dankwinē
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*dankwōnē
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*dankwinē
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*dankwammiz
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*dankwōmiz
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*dankwammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dinkwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96: “*dankwa-”
