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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haunijaną

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 *hauniz (despised, poor, miserable) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑu̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*haunijaną[1][2]

  1. to humiliate, to dishonour

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hawēn- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, [https://archive.org/details/etymological-dictionary-of-proto-germanic/page/
    • haunjan-?view=theater page *haunjan-]
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaunjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 166
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