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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sainōną

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 *sainiz (slow, slack) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sainōną[1]

  1. to delay
  2. to languish

Inflection

  • *sainijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sainōn
    • Old English: sānian
    • Old High German: *sainōn
  • Old Norse: seina

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sainjanan ~ *sainōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 313
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