Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaigijaną
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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 Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to gape, protrude”), from *ǵʰēy(w)-, *ǵʰyāw- (“to yawn, gape”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*gaigijaną[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *gaigijaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *gaigijan
- Old Norse: geiga
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒaiʒjanan ~ *ʒaiʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122