Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawjaną
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (“to call, invoke”), related to Proto-Slavic *zъvati (“to call”). Or from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂w- (“to gape, yawn”), related to Lithuanian gomurỹs (“palate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*gawjaną[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *gawjaną (strong class 6 j-present)
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒaujanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 128