*duntiz

Runic: ᛞᚢᚾᛏᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdun.tiz/

noun · masculine · i-stem

Meanings

shock, impact, blow

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *dʰń̥(H)-d-i-s from Proto-Indo-European *dʰén (H)-d-i-s ~ *dʰn̥(H)-d-éy-s from root *dʰen(H)- (‘to strike, hit’), a zero-grade nominalization related to *dintaną (‘to fall, hit). Possible cognate with Albanian gdhend (‘to plane’), from Old Albanian dhend.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.duntizduntīz
Acc.duntįduntinz
Gen.duntīzduntijǫ̂
Dat.duntīduntimaz
Inst.duntīduntimiz
Voc.duntiduntīz

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Descendants

  • *dunti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dynt (Old English)
      • dünt, dent, dint (Middle English)
        • dunt, dint, dent (English)
        • dunt, dont, dynt, dint, dent (Scots)
  • *dunti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *duntislagi (Proto-West Germanic)
      • *duntslag (Old Dutch)
        • dontslach, donsslach, dunslach (Middle Dutch)
  • *dunti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *duntislagi (Proto-West Germanic)
      • *duntslag (Old Saxon)
        • duntslach, dunslach (Middle Low German)
  • dyntr, dyttr (Old Norse)
    • dyntur, dynta, dyttur (Icelandic)
    • dunt (Swedish)

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