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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faihijaną

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

From *faihaz (colored, painted) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.xi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*faihijaną

  1. to color, paint

Inflection

  • *faihōną/*faigōną

Descendants

  • Old English: fǣġan
  • Old High German: fēhen; gifēhen
    • Middle High German: vēhen
  • Proto-Norse: ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
  • 2002, Elmer H. Antonsen, Runes and Germanic Linguistics, Berlin-New York, Mouton De Gruyter
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