Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gagin

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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

Of uncertain origin. Orel tentatively suggests the word to be a metathesized derivative of *ganganą (“to go, walk, step”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

*gagin

  1. towards, in the direction of
  2. against

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gegen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “jegens”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*3a3nē̆”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122
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