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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wiskijaną

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 *wiskaz + *-janą.

Verb

*wiskijaną

  1. to sweep
  2. to sweep away, to clean
  3. to erase

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *wiskian
  • Old Dutch: *wisken
  • Old High German: wisken
  • Old Norse: *viska (or possibly the descendants are loaned from West Germanic)
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