Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þagjaną

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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak- or *tHk-. Cognate with Proto-Italic *takēō.

Verb

*þagjaną

  1. to be silent, to not speak
    Antonyms: *sagjaną, *kweþaną
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

Iterative-intensive formation derived from *þigjaną.

Verb

*þagjaną

  1. (West Germanic) to take, consume
Inflection
Descendants