Where does “dofna” come from?
dofna (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse dofna, from Proto-Germanic dubnaną, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.
dofna (Old Swedish): to become weak
Ancestry of “dofna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dofna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dubnaną | to become weak |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -naną | Forms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -nō- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -néh₂- | — |