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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būwijaną

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to *būaną (to dwell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuː.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*būwijaną

  1. to settle, to inhabit

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *būwijan
  • Old Norse: byggja, byggva (if not from *būwāną instead)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bōwwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53
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