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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dunkalaz

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

Zero-grade adjective related to *dinkwa-, *dankwaz (dark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduŋ.kɑ.lɑz/

Adjective

*dunkalaz

  1. dark

Inflection


Synonyms

Derived terms

  • *dunkalą
  • *dunkalāną
  • *dunkalį̄
  • *dunkaljaną

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *diunkel, *dionkel
    • Saterland Frisian: djunkel
  • Old Saxon: dunkal
  • Old Dutch: *dunkal, *dunkel
  • Old High German: tunkal, tuncal, tunchal

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dunkla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
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