Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habīgaz

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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 *keh₂p- (to take, grasp, have, hold), equivalent to *habjaną +‎ *-īgaz. Compare Latin capāx (large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*habīgaz

  1. heavy, weighty
  2. grave, severe

Inflection


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