Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kawjaną
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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 *gewH- (“to call, cry out”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*kawjaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *kawjaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *kauwjan
- ⇒ Old Norse: *kauka (< *kaukōną?)
- →? Proto-Finnic: *kaibait'ak (“complain; lament”) (see there for further descendants)