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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haftijaną

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 *haftaz (captive, bound) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑɸ.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*haftijaną[1]

  1. to make bound; to bind, secure

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *haftīniz

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaftjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 149
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