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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwapjaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *kwep- (to smoke, seethe, boil, surge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwɑp.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwapjaną[1][2]

  1. to choke

Inflection

  • *hwapą

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwappjan
    • Old High German: *hwepfen, *wepfen
      • Middle High German: wepfen
        • Middle High German: ferwepfen, verwepfen
  • Gothic: *𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ƕapjan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwapjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 263
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xwapjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 198
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