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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanjaną

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 *ǵonh₁éyeti, causative formation to the root *ǵenh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kanjaną

  1. to beget, bring forth

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: cænnan, cennan, cynnan
  • Old Saxon: kennian
  • Old Dutch: *kennen
  • Old High German: *kennen
    • Old High German: gikennen
    • Old High German: irkennen

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*kanjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 279
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