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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagjaną

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

The causative form of *fehaną (to rejoice, be glad).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fagjaną [1]

  1. to please

Inflection

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fullafahjan, to satisfy)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fagjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 122
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