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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saumijaną

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 *saumaz (seam) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯.mi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*saumijaną[1][2]

  1. to sow, to seam

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saumijan
    • Old Saxon: sōmian
    • Old Dutch: *sōmen
    • Old High German: saumen
  • Old Norse: seyma

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sauma- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 427:*saumjan-
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*saumjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 320
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