Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unnaną
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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”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*unnaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *unnaną (preterite-present)
Related terms
- *anstiz
- *unþō (“bestowal, grant, concession”)
- *idiunþō (“renewal, reyielding; Iðunn goddess of youth”)
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “unnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 560