Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaugijaną
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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
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From *fleuganą (“to fly”) + *-janą.
Verb
*flaugijaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *flaugijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
- Old Norse: fleygja
- Gothic: *𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*flaugjan), possibly attested once in 𐌿𐍃𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 (usflaugidai), alternative reading of 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 (uswalugidai)
- → Proto-Finnic: *laugëldak (see there for further descendants)
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From *fleuhaną (“to flee”) + *-janą.
Verb
*flaugijaną
- to make flee, put to flight, drive away
Inflection
Conjugation of *flaugijaną (weak class 1)