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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/safjaną

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *sh̥́₁p-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-. Related to Latin sapiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑɸ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*safjaną

  1. to perceive, notice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: anseffian, biseffian
  • Old High German: intseffen
    • Middle High German: entseben

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*safjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 419-420
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 538-539
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