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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rafjaną

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *rafaną

Etymology

Likely from pre-Germanic *h₁rh̥́₁p-(y)e-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑɸ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rafjaną

  1. to seize, take

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *birafjaną

Descendants

  • Old English: *rafan
    • Old English: *berafan (attested once as berōfon)
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