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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jehaną

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 *yék-e-ti, from *yek- (to speak). Cognate with Sanskrit याचति (yā́cati, to ask, entreat), Proto-Celtic *yext- (language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈje.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*jehaną

  1. to speak, say, express

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *jehtōną

Descendants

  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: *jehan; gehan, gean (<*ge-jehan)
  • Frankish: *jehan, *jehhijan; *gajehan, *gajehhijan
    • Old Dutch: gian
    • Old French: gehir; gehine; gehisner
      • Middle French: gehir; gehenne; genner
  • Old High German: jehan; gehan
    • Middle High German: jëhen; gehen
      • German: jehen

Further reading

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