Change viewing parameters
Select another database

Indo-European etymology :

Search within this database
Proto-IE: *dhew-
Meaning: to run, to flow
Old Indian: dhā́vati, -te `to run, flow, move', dhautí- f. `spring, well, rivulet', dhā́rā f. `stream, current'
Other Iranian: MPers davīdan `laufen, eilen'
Old Greek: théō, ep. théi̯ē, inf. théi̯ẹ̄n; ipf. hom. théeskon, aor. thêu̯sai̯, ft. théu̯somai̯ `laufen'; thêu̯si-s f. `das Laufen', thoó- `schnell'
Germanic: *daww-á- n., m., *daww-ṓ f., *daww-ia- vb.
Russ. meaning: бежать, течь
References: WP I 834 f
piet-meaning,piet-ind,piet-iran,piet-greek,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,

Search within this database


Germanic etymology :

Search within this database
Proto-Germanic: *dawwá-n, -z, *dawwṓ, *dawwian- vb.
Meaning: dew
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: dɔgg f. `Tau'; dɔggva, döggva wk. `tauen'
Norwegian: dogg; döggja, deggja vb.
Old Swedish: dügga vb.
Swedish: dagg, dugg; dial. dögga `tauen'
Danish: dug
Old English: dēaw m., n.
English: dew
Old Frisian: dāw n.
Old Saxon: dau n.
Middle Dutch: dau, dou, gen. dauwes m.
Dutch: dauw m.; { dauwen }
Middle Low German: douwe, dow
Old High German: tou n. (8.Jh.)
Middle High German: tou (gen. touwes) n., md. n./m. 'tau'; touwen wk. 'tauen'
German: Tau m.
germet-meaning,germet-prnum,germet-onord,germet-norw,germet-oswed,germet-swed,germet-dan,germet-oengl,germet-engl,germet-ofris,germet-osax,germet-mdutch,germet-dutch,germet-mlg,germet-ohg,germet-mhg,germet-hg,

Search within this database


Pokorny's dictionary :

Search within this database
Number: 410
Root: dheu-1
English meaning: to run
German meaning: `laufen, rinnen'
Material: Ai. dhávatē `rennt, rinnt', dehnstufig dhā́vati ds., dhāutí- f. `Quelle, Bach'; mpers.dawīdan `laufen, eilen', pām. dav- `laufen, rennen';

    gr θέω, ep. auch θείω, Fut θεύσομαι `laufen'; lak. ση̃ τρέχε Hes.; θοός `schnell', βοη-θόος `auf einen Anruf schnell zur Hand, helfend', dazu βοηθέω (statt *βοηθοέω) `helfe', θοάζω `versetze in schnelle Bewegung; bewege mich schnell';

    gr.-illyr. δυάν κρήνην Hes.;

    anord. dǫgg, Gen. dǫggwar (*dawwō), ags. dēaw, as. dau, ahd. tou, nhd. Тau (*dawwa-);

    unsicher mir. dōe `Meer' (*dheu̯iā) als `das heftig Bewegte';

    hierher wohl *dhu-ro- im thrak. FlN ᾽Α-θύρας (*-dhu-r-) und in zahlreichen ven.-illyr. FlN, so illyr. Duria (Ungarn), nhd. Tyra, Thur, älter Dura (Elsaß, Schweiz), oberital. Dora, Doria, frz. Dore, Doire, Doron, iber. Durius, Turia usw. (Pokorny Urill. 2, 10, 79, 105, 113, 127, 145, 160, 165, 169 f.);

    nach Rozwadowski (Rev. Slav. 6, 58 ff.) hierher der FlN Düna, west-slav. Dvina (*dhu̯einā), als finn. väinä `breiter Fluß', estn. väin(a) `Sund', syrj. `dyn `Mündung' entlehnt.

References: WP. I 834.
Pages: 259-260
PIE database: PIE database
pokorny-root,pokorny-meaning,pokorny-ger_mean,pokorny-material,pokorny-ref,pokorny-pages,pokorny-piet,

Search within this database

Select another database
Change viewing parameters
Total pages generatedPages generated by this script
5840801413518
Help
StarLing database serverPowered byCGI scripts
Copyright 1998-2003 by S. StarostinCopyright 1998-2003 by G. Bronnikov
Copyright 2005-2014 by Phil Krylov