Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fēgōną
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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
Etymology
Uncertain, either from:
- Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“secure, attach, strengthen”), for a similar semantic development see Lithuanian puõsti (“to decorate, make pretty”).
- Or from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“joyful, pretty”), closely related to the strong verb *fehaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *fēgōną (weak class 2)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fēʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 102