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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gangijaną

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 *ganganą + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gangijaną[1]

  1. to go, travel

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gangijan
    • Old English: gengan
    • Old High German: *gengen
      • Old High German: zigengen
        • Middle High German: zergengen
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaggjan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒanʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
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