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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fehaną

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 *peḱ- (joyful, pretty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸe.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fehaną

  1. to rejoice, be glad

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: ġefēon, ġefeohan
  • Old High German: gifehan

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fehan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 133
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