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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wedaną

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (to join).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wedaną[1]

  1. to join

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old High German: wetan
    • Middle High German: wëten
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (inwidan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *wedanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 451
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