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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fawjaną

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɸɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *puH- (rotten, foul).[1]

Verb

*fawjaną [1]

  1. to let it rot
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (to cleanse, purify).[2] Cognate Latin purus.

Verb

*fawjaną [2]

  1. to sift
Inflection
Descendants
  • Old High German: fowen, fewen
    • Middle High German: vewen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*faujan- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 132
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*faujan- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 132
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