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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawahwaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *gawahwnijaną, *gawahnijaną

Etymology

From *ga- + *wahwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (to speak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈwɑ.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gawahwaną

  1. to say; notify; remind

Inflection

Like *sehwaną, the inflection shows a three-way reflex of Indo-European *kʷ, as a result of both Verner alternation and loss of *gw.

Derived terms

  • *gawahtaz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *giwahan
    • Middle Low German: *gewahen, gewagen; (wāgen (without prefix) < *wahwaną)
  • Old Dutch: *giwān
  • Old High German: giwahan, giwahanen
    • Middle High German: gewahen, gewähenen
      • German: gewähnen; erwähnen (with a different prefix)
        • Saterland Frisian: ärwääne
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