Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰénwr̥
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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European
Etymology
From *dʰen- + *-wr̥ (substantifying suffix).
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Noun
Inflection
| Athematic, proterokinetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | collective | |||
| nominative | *dʰénwr̥ | *dʰénwōr | ||
| genitive | *dʰn̥wéns | *dʰnunés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | collective | |
| nominative | *dʰénwr̥ | — | — | *dʰénwōr |
| vocative | *dʰénwr̥ | — | — | *dʰénwōr |
| accusative | *dʰénwr̥ | — | — | *dʰénwōr |
| genitive | *dʰn̥wéns | — | — | *dʰnunés |
| ablative | *dʰn̥wéns | — | — | *dʰnunés |
| dative | *dʰn̥wéney | — | — | *dʰnunéy |
| locative | *dʰn̥wén, *dʰn̥wéni | — | — | *dʰn̥wén, *dʰn̥wéni |
| instrumental | *dʰn̥wénh₁ | — | — | *dʰnunéh₁ |
Alternative reconstructions
- *dʰénr̥ (“palm”) (excluding Indo-Iranian and the meaning “bow”)[3]
Reconstruction notes
The reconstruction with *-w- in the suffix explains the Indo-Iranian (and Latin) descendants, but is challenging to explain the Greek and Germanic. Many authors do not even consider these to be from the same root, due to the semantic gap between “palm” and “bow”.
Descendants
- Proto-Germanic: *den(n)(a)raz (< *dʰén(w)ōr) ?
- Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: θέναρ (thénar, “palm (of hand)”)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dʰánwr̥ (“bow”)
- Proto-Italic:
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 249
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θέναρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “dhánus-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 161-2