Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unnaną

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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 *h₃n̥-né-h₂-ti, from the root *h₃neh₂- (to enjoy). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀνίνημι (onínēmi, to be of use, help), ἀπόνητο (apónēto, to have joy of something).

Pronunciation

Verb

*unnaną

  1. to grant, bestow

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “unnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 560