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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faihijaną

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 *faihaz (colored, painted) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.xi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*faihijaną[1][2]

  1. to color, paint

Inflection

  • *faihōną/*faigōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faihijan
    • Old English: fǣġan
    • Old High German: fēhen
      • Middle High German: vēhen
  • Proto-Norse: ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido), ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi)
    • Old Norse: , ᚠᛅᚦᛁ (faþi), ᚠᛆᚦᛁ (faþi)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*faiha- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123:*faihjan-
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*faixjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90

Further reading

  • 2002, Elmer H. Antonsen, Runes and Germanic Linguistics, Berlin-New York, Mouton De Gruyter
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