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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/beuganą

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 *bʰewgʰ- (to bend).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit भुजति (bhujati, to bend, curve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeu̯.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*beuganą[1][2]

  1. to bend, bow

Inflection

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Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*beugan- ~ *būgan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 61
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*beuʒanan ~ *būʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 43-44
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