Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōrijaną

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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

From *faraną (to go, travel) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɔː.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fōrijaną

  1. to cause (one) to go; lead (someone; take (someone's) lead
  2. to move, carry, bring (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)

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References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fōrjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fōrjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110