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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *ph₁ih₁yé-, from an original stative *ph₁yéh₁-, to a ye-present formation from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate”). Cognate with Sanskrit पीयति (pī́yati, “to blame”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Verb
*fijāną[1][2]
- to hate
- Antonym: *frijōną
- to dislike
Inflection
Conjugation of
*fijāną (weak class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fi(j)ēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 140
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fijēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 103