Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dusnaz

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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 forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-no-s (cognate with Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“dark, brown”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, seemingly related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

*dusnaz

  1. brownish; brown
  2. yellow

Inflection

Declension of *dusnaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dusnaz *dusnō *dusną, -atō *dusnai *dusnôz *dusnō
accusative *dusnanǭ *dusnǭ *dusną, -atō *dusnanz *dusnōz *dusnō
genitive *dusnas, -is *dusnaizōz *dusnas, -is *dusnaizǫ̂ *dusnaizǫ̂ *dusnaizǫ̂
dative *dusnammai *dusnaizōi *dusnammai *dusnaimaz *dusnaimaz *dusnaimaz
instrumental *dusnanō *dusnaizō *dusnanō *dusnaimiz *dusnaimiz *dusnaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dusnô *dusnǭ *dusnô *dusnaniz *dusnōniz *dusnōnō
accusative *dusnanų *dusnōnų *dusnô *dusnanunz *dusnōnunz *dusnōnō
genitive *dusniniz *dusnōniz *dusniniz *dusnanǫ̂ *dusnōnǫ̂ *dusnanǫ̂
dative *dusnini *dusnōni *dusnini *dusnammaz *dusnōmaz *dusnammaz
instrumental *dusninē *dusnōnē *dusninē *dusnammiz *dusnōmiz *dusnammiz
  • *dusnǭ
    • Old Norse: dunna (“female duck”, literally “the brown one”)

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             
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