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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maganōną

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

Derived from *maganą (power, a variant of *maginą) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣɑ.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maganōną

  1. to strengthen

Inflection

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maganōn
    • Old English: *magnian
      • Old English: gemagnian
    • Old High German: *maganōn
      • Old High German: ubarmaganōn
  • Old Norse: magna

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maʒenōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
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