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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gadōną

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

Likely derived from *gadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gadōną [1]

  1. to fit, hold together

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: gadia
  • Old Dutch: *gadon
  • Old High German: bigatōn
    • Middle High German: gaten, gegaten
      • German: gatten

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*gadōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 162
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