Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hantijaną

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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 *hinþaną (to reach, attain) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*hantijaną

  1. to fit
  2. to pursue, follow

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*huntōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257:*hantjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xantjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161