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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hurnijaną

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 *hurną (horn) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxur.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hurnijaną[1]

  1. to use a horn
  2. to blow a horn

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hurnijan
    • Old English: hyrnan
    • Old High German: hurnen
      • Middle High German: hürnen
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haurnjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xurnjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 195
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