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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mīganą

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 *h₃méyǵʰeti, from *h₃meyǵʰ- (to urinate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiː.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*mīganą[1][2]

  1. to urinate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mīgan
    • Old English: mīgan
    • Old Frisian: *mīga
      • Saterland Frisian: miege
      • West Frisian: mige
    • Old Saxon: *mīgan
    • Old Dutch: *mīgan
  • Old Norse: míga

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*mīgan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 368
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*mīʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 272
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