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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saikijaną

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 *sīhwaną + *-janą, the root final -k- was adopted from the iterative verb *sikkōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*saikijaną[1]

  1. to make drip

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saikijan
    • Old Saxon: *sēkian
    • Old Dutch: *seiken, *sēken
    • Old High German: seihhen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*saikjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 421-422
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