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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂d- (“strong emotion”). Equivalent to *hataz (“hate”) + *-janą.
Verb
*hatjaną
- to hunt down, pursue
- to rush, incite, attack
Inflection
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hatjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 214
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xatjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 165