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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kōpijaną

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 *ǵab-, *ǵeb- (to look after). Cognate with Lithuanian gebėti (to cultivate, maintain, be able), Russian забо́та (zabóta, care, concern, attention).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.pi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kōpijaną

  1. to look after, observe
  2. to watch, keep, care for

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kōpijan
  • Old Norse: kópa
    • Icelandic: kópa
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kope
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kope

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 280
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