Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dapraz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰob-, *dʰeb- (“thick, fat, heavy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑp.rɑz/

Adjective

*dapraz

Inflection

Declension of *dapraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*dapraz	*daprō	*daprą, -atō	*daprai	*daprôz	*daprō
accusative	*dapranǭ	*daprǭ	*daprą, -atō	*dapranz	*daprōz	*daprō
genitive	*dapras, -is	*dapraizōz	*dapras, -is	*dapraizǫ̂	*dapraizǫ̂	*dapraizǫ̂
dative	*daprammai	*dapraizōi	*daprammai	*dapraimaz	*dapraimaz	*dapraimaz
instrumental	*dapranō	*dapraizō	*dapranō	*dapraimiz	*dapraimiz	*dapraimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*daprô	*daprǭ	*daprô	*dapraniz	*daprōniz	*daprōnō
accusative	*dapranų	*daprōnų	*daprô	*dapranunz	*daprōnunz	*daprōnō
genitive	*dapriniz	*daprōniz	*dapriniz	*dapranǫ̂	*daprōnǫ̂	*dapranǫ̂
dative	*daprini	*daprōni	*daprini	*daprammaz	*daprōmaz	*daprammaz
instrumental	*daprinē	*daprōnē	*daprinē	*daprammiz	*daprōmiz	*daprammiz

Descendants

Old Frisian: *daper, *dapper
- Saterland Frisian: dapper
- West Frisian: dapper
Old Saxon: *dapar, *dappar
- Middle Low German: dapper
  - Low German: dapper
Old Dutch: *dapar, *dappar
- Middle Dutch: dapper
  - Dutch: dapper
  - → Middle English: daper
    - English: dapper
Old High German: tapfar (Upper German); *dappar (Central German)
- Middle High German: tapfer, tapfel, dapfer, dapper
  - German: tapfer
  - Luxembourgish: daper
Old Norse: dapr
- Icelandic: dapur
- Faroese: dapur
- Norwegian: daper
- Swedish: tapper (possibly of Dutch or German origin)
- Danish: tapper (possibly of Dutch or German origin)