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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōgijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂ogʰéyeti ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (to be upset, afraid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ōgijaną[1]

  1. to scare

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: onēġan
  • Old Norse: ǿgja
  • Gothic: 𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ōgjan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*agan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3:*ōgjan-
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