Dangis
DAÑGIS
Etymology
The origin is not entirely clear. Cf. lit. Dangelis, Dangals ¹, OPr. Dangil, Dangele ², Au-danghe ³, Ab-dangs, Ab-dange, Ab-denge ⁴, Latv. pers.n. Danga ⁵, Dange (fem.) ⁶, Limm. vv. Dañga k., pv., Dàngas-purvs b., Dañgas k., Dangs pv., Dàngani k., Dañguči k. ⁷, lit. vv. Danguti̇̀škė k. Jurbarka district For more information about the root of real words in Baltic languages, see B. Toпopoв, 1975, c. 296.
Feminine FORMS
Dangienė / Dangytė
Pronunciation
/²ˈdɐŋʲˑɡʲɪs/
SOURCES
1. V. Kalvaitis, 1910, p. 9.
2. R. Trautmann, 1925, p. 22.
3. ibid., p. 15.
4. ibid., p. 11.
5. LAG 274, 278, 280.
6. ibid., 39.
7. J. Endzelīns, 1956, p. 194-195.