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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handijaną

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 *handuz (hand) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*handijaną[1]

  1. to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *handīniz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *handijan
    • Old English: *hendan
    • Old Frisian: henda, handa
      • Saterland Frisian: houndje
      • West Frisian: heine
    • Old Saxon: *hendian
      • Middle Low German: *henden, *handen (form influenced by hant)
        • Middle Low German: hendære, hender, handære
        • Middle Low German: afhenden
        • Middle Low German: vörhenden, vörhanden
        • Middle Low German: belîfhanden
        • Middle Low German: enthanden, enhanden
    • Old Dutch: *henden
    • Old High German: hanten, *henten
      • Middle High German: henden, handen
        • Middle High German: behenden
        • Middle High German: enthenden
      • Old High German: gihantit (ppt)
  • Old Norse: henda

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xanđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 159
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