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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₂nu

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

Noun

*déh₂nu n[1]

  1. river[2]
  2. river goddess

Inflection

Athematic, amphikinetic
singular
nominative *déh₂nu
genitive *deh₂n̥wés
singular dual plural
nominative *déh₂nu *déh₂n̥wih₁ *déh₂nuh₂
vocative *déh₂nu *déh₂n̥wih₁ *déh₂nuh₂
accusative *déh₂nu *déh₂n̥wih₁ *déh₂nuh₂
genitive *deh₂n̥wés *? *deh₂n̥wóHom
ablative *deh₂n̥wés *? *deh₂numós
dative *deh₂n̥wéy *? *deh₂numós
locative *déh₂nu, *déh₂n̥wi *? *deh₂nusú
instrumental *deh₂n̥wéh₁ *? *deh₂numís

Derived terms

  • *deh₂new-yos
    • Proto-Celtic: *Dānowyos[3]
      • Welsh: Donwy
      • Ancient Greek: Δανούιος (Danoúios), Δανούβιος (Danoúbios)
      • Latin: Dānuvius, Dānubius (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Germanic: *Dōnawjaz (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

  • Proto-Celtic: *Dānu[3]
    • Irish: Dana
    • Welsh: Dôn
    • English: Don
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dáHnu
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dáHnu
    • Proto-Iranian: *dáHnu
      • Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬥𐬎 (dānu)
      • Proto-Scythian: *dānu
        • Old Ossetic: *dān

References

  1. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 434
  2. Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 127
  3. Koch, John (2004) “*Dānu, *Dānowyos”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 283
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