Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/diganą

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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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *dīganą

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead).

Pronunciation

Verb

*diganą[1][2]

  1. to knead
  2. to create out of clay or dough

Inflection

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (digan)

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*dīgan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dīʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 72