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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fahaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (to fasten, place). Cognate with Latin pangere (to fasten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fahaną

  1. to fasten, to fit together

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

There are no attested descendants of this word, but it must have existed because the causative derived from it is attested in several languages.

References

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