Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hatjaną

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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 *ḱeh₂d- (strong emotion). Equivalent to *hataz (hate) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*hatjaną

  1. to hunt down, pursue
  2. to rush, incite, attack

Inflection

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Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hatjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 214
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xatjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 165