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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wōdijaną

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 *wōdaz (rage) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wōdijaną[1]

  1. to rage, to be furious

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wōdijan
    • Old English: wēdan
    • Old Saxon: wōdian
    • Old Dutch: *wuoden
    • Old High German: wuoten
      • Middle High German: wüeten
  • Old Norse: ǿða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wōðjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 469
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