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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhtijaną

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): /ˈɸurx.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *furhtaz (fearful, afraid) + *-janą.

Verb

*furhtijaną

  1. to frighten, make afraid
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *furhtō (fright, fear) + *-janą.

Verb

*furhtijaną

  1. to fear, be afraid
Inflection
Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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