Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/daugan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

*dauhan[1]

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”) or *dʰewk-, late metathesis of *(s)kew-dʰ- (“to hide”).[1]

Verb

*daugan

To conceal, hide

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: *dēagan, only attested in 3sg pret. dēog
Old High German: *tougan, only attested in the pp. tougan

References

Douglas Q. Adams (1994), “A Tocharo-Germanic Correspondence: TochB tuk- 'be hidden' and OE dēog 'She concealed himself'”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics, volume 107, issue 2, pages 310-312.

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[Adams-1] Douglas Q. Adams (1994), “A Tocharo-Germanic Correspondence: TochB tuk- 'be hidden' and OE dēog 'She concealed himself'”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics, volume 107, issue 2, pages 310-312.