Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jōsijaną
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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 otherwise unattested *jōsiz (“tumultuous”) + *-janą, which is the vṛddhi gerundive of *jasaną (“to be loud; to struggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *yes- (“to well, seethe, foam, ferment”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*jōsijaną
- (North Germanic) to stir up, excite
Inflection
Conjugation of *jōsijaną (weak class 1)