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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farjaną

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

Probably the causative-iterative to the lost strong verb *feraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*farjaną

  1. to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: ferian
  • Old Frisian: feria
  • Old Saxon: ferian
    • Middle Low German: (varen)
  • Old Dutch: *ferien
    • Middle Dutch: (fere (noun))
  • Old High German: ferian, ferren
    • Middle High German: verren, vern
  • Old Norse: ferja (pret. farði, also later ferjaði, which may be a denominal into which this verb merged; descendants all have the latter conjugation)
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (farjan)
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