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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōzijaną

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

Secondary causative of a lost strong verb *nasaną, from the same root as *nesaną and *nazjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.zi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nōzijaną

  1. to refresh, relieve
  2. to light or feed (a fire)
  3. to keep or breed (animals)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: nœra

References

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