๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฝ
Gothic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from ๐ณ๐ฟ- (du-) + *๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฝ (*ginnan) (a Gothic formation) or inherited from Proto-Germanic *duginnanฤ . There are no other Germanic cognates with the same prefix which could be used to support the Proto-Germanic verb of the second etymology, but the unprefixed verb of the first etymology (*ginnanฤ ) is not attested in any Germanic language (which all except Gothic have descendants of the prefixed form *biginnanฤ , having the same meaning as this verb).
The element ๐ณ๐ฟ (du) is not attested in any other Germanic languages, probably being an archaic inheritance from Proto-Germanic that was lost early on in other Germanic languages. The archaic nature of the prefix might seem to point to a Proto-Germanic inheritance for this verb, but its clear productivity in Gothic renders this pointer uncertain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฝ โข (duginnan)
- to begin
Conjugation[edit]
A variant spelling ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ณ (duginnid) is attested for expected (and unattested) ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ธ (duginniรพ).