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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bugjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (to take away, deliver).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bugjaną

  1. to deal; do business; exchange
  2. to purchase; buy
  3. to accept

Synonyms

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: byċġan
  • Old Saxon: buggian, buggean
  • Old High German: *buggen
    • Old High German: bugidi
    • Old High German: bugihaft
  • Old Norse: byggja (to marry; to rent out (land, a farm, etc.))
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: byggje (to rent out; to hire (servants, workers))
    • Old Swedish: byggia (to rent)
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan)

References

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