Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjǭ

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 *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénu, “cow, milk-cow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑj.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*dajjǭ f

a female deer, hind

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *dajjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dajjǭ	*dajjōniz
vocative	*dajjǭ	*dajjōniz
accusative	*dajjōnų	*dajjōnunz
genitive	*dajjōniz	*dajjōnǫ̂
dative	*dajjōni	*dajjōmaz
instrumental	*dajjōnē	*dajjōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *daijā
- Old English: dā
  - Middle English: da, do
    - Scots: da, dae
    - English: doe
  - → Danish: då
  - →⇒ Faroese: dádýr
  - →⇒ Icelandic: dádýr
- Old High German: *tē
  - Middle High German: *tē
    - Alemannic German: Tē

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