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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
- to speak, say, express
Inflection
Conjugation of
*jehaną (strong class 5)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN