dhen-3

    dhen-3

    English meaning: to hit, push

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen, stoßen”

    Note: From Root dhen-1 : “ to run, *flow” derived Root dhen-2 : ‘surface of hand/land, etc. (*dry land)” meaning “arid flat area”, then from Root dhen-2 : ‘surface of hand” derived Root dhen-3 : “to hit, push”.

    Material: Only in extensions (almost exclusively Gmc.): d-extension: O.N. detta st. V. “ fall down heavily and hard, hit “ (*dintan, compare Nor. dial. datta [*dantōn] “knock”: denta “ give small punches “), nFris. dintje “ shake lightly “, Nor. deise “ fall tumbling, glide “ (from:) N.Ger. dei(n)sen (*dantisōn ) “ reel back, flee”; E.Fris. duns “fall” (s from -dt- or -ds-), O.N. dyntr, O.E. dynt m. (= O.N. dyttr), Eng. dint “blow, knock, shove “; Alb. g-dhent “ hew wood, plane, beat “, Gheg dhend, dhênn “ cut out, cut “. maybe (*g-dhent) gdhë “piece of wood”, Alb.Tosk dënd “hit, beat”. Gutt-extension: O.N. danga (*dangōn) “thrash”: O.S. diunga st. V. “hit”, M.Eng. dingen “hit, bump, poke”, nEng. ding (skand. Lw.), M.H.G. tingelen “knock, hammer”, Nor. dingle (and dangle) “dangle”; Kaus. O.N. dengja, O.E. dengan, M.H.G. tengen (tengelen) “hit, knock, hammer (Ger. dengeln)”; O.H.G. tangal m. “hammer”. Labial-extension: Swe. dimpa (damp) “fall fast and heavily”, N.Ger. dumpen “hit, bump, poke”, Eng. dial. dump “ hit heavily “.

    References: WP. I 853 f.