Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōg-

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

Alternative forms

*dōgaz, *dōgiz, *dōgin-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːɣ-/

Noun

*dōg- ?

A stem meaning "day"

Related terms

*dōgaz

Descendants

Old English: dōgor n; doeg m (?) (Anglian)
Old Dutch: *dōg
- Middle Dutch: *doeg
  - Dutch: (doeg, doei ?)
Old Norse: dœgr n; dœgn n
- Faroese: -døgur n (in compounds: javndøgur n, samdøgur n)
- Old Swedish: dōgher, døghn
  - Swedish: dygn
- Old Danish: dōghær, døgn
  - Danish: døgn
  - Norwegian Bokmål: døgn
Gothic -𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (-dōgs) (in compounds: 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (fidurdōgs), 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (ahtaudōgs))