Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farjaną
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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
Probably the causative-iterative to the lost strong verb *feraną; compare *faraną (“to travel, to go”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*farjaną[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *farjaną (weak class 1)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *farjan
- Old Norse: ferja (pret. farði, also later ferjaði, which may be a denominal into which this verb merged; descendants all have the latter conjugation)
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*farjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93