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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abnijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃op-, *h₃ep- (to work; the result of work, income, wealth). Cognate with Latin ops (help), Lithuanian apstus (rich, plentiful, abundant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑβ.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*abnijaną[1]

  1. to perform, to execute

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *abnijan
    • Old English: æfnan, efnan
  • Old Norse: efna

References

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