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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ginōną

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 *ǵʰi-, *ǵʰeyh₁- (to gape, yawn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣi.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ginōną

  1. to gape
  2. to yawn

Inflection

  • *gainōną
  • *ganą
  • *ganōną
  • *gīnaną

Descendants

  • Old English: ġinian, ġeonian, ġynian
    • Middle English: yenen, yonen, yanen
  • Old Frisian: *jinia, *jenia, *jania
    • North Frisian: jåne
    • Saterland Frisian: jaanje, joanje
  • Old Saxon: ginōn
    • Middle Low German: gēnen, jēnen, jānen
      • German Low German: jahnen
  • Old Dutch: *ginon
  • Old High German: ginōn
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