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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hantijaną

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 *hinþaną (to reach, attain) + *-janą.

Verb

*hantijaną[1][2]

  1. to fit
  2. to pursue, follow

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hantijan
    • Old English: hentan
      • Middle English: henten, hinten
  • Old Norse: henta

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*huntōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 257:*hantjan-
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xantjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 161
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