Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagjaną

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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 *fehaną (to rejoice, be glad) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fagjaną[1]

  1. (East Germanic) to cause to rejoice
  2. (East Germanic) to please

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fagjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122