Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duntiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *dʰen- (“to strike, hit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdun.tiz/

Noun

*duntiz m

shock, impact, blow

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *duntiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*duntiz	*duntīz
vocative	*dunti	*duntīz
accusative	*duntį	*duntinz
genitive	*duntīz	*duntijǫ̂
dative	*duntī	*duntimaz
instrumental	*duntī	*duntimiz

Descendants

Old English: dynt
- Middle English: dünt, dent, dint
  - Scots: dunt, dont, dynt, dint, dent
  - English: dunt, dint, dent
Old Norse: dyntr, dyttr
- Icelandic: dyntur, dynta, dyttur
- Swedish: dunt (dialectal)
- Westrobothnian: dönt