Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jehaną

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

Pronunciation

Verb

*jehaną

  1. to speak, say, express

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Further reading

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