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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwaiskijaną

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 *dʰwey- (to slip away; dwindle; die), from *dʰew- (to dwindle, die).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɑi̯s.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dwaiskijaną

  1. (West Germanic) (transitive) to suffocate, extinguish

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dwaiskijan
    • Old English: dwǣsċan
    • Old Frisian: *dwēska
      • West Frisian: dwêste
        • West Frisian: dwêstgje, dwêstje
        • West Frisian: sândwêste
        • West Frisian: útdwêste
    • Old Dutch: *dwēsken
      • Middle Dutch: dwesscen, dwisscen
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