Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jehaną

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 *yék-e-ti, from *yek- (“to speak”). Cognate with Sanskrit याचति (yā́cati, “to ask, entreat”), Proto-Celtic *yextis (“language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*jehaną

1. to speak, say, express

Inflection

Derived terms

• *jihtiz
• *jahatjaną

Related terms

• *jehtōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *jehan
  • Old Frisian: jā
  • Old Saxon: *jehan; gehan, gean (<*ge-jehan)
    • Middle Low German: jēn, jein; gēn, gein
  • Old Dutch: gian
    • Middle Dutch: gien
  • Old High German: jehan, gehan
    • Middle High German: jëhen, gehen
      • German: jehen
  • → Old French: gehir, geïr; gehine; gehisner
    • Middle French: gehir; gehenne; genner
      • French: gêne; gêner
      • Franc-Comtois: dgeinne

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN