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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haganą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Unknown. Possibly related to *hagōną (to please, comfort)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*haganą[1]

  1. to feed, to nourish
  2. to use, to apply

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hagan
    • Old Saxon: hagan
    • Old High German: hagan

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 149
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