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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēhwijaną

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 *nēhwaz (near, close) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.xʷi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nēhwijaną[1]

  1. to approach, to come near

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *nāhwijan
    • Old English: *nǣgan
      • Old English: ġenǣgan
    • Old Saxon: nāhian
    • Old High German: nāhen
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*nēxwēnan ~ *nēxwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 286
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