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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawjaną

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

  • *gauijaną

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewH- (to call, invoke), related to Proto-Slavic *zъvati (to call). Or from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂w- (to gape, yawn), related to Lithuanian gomurỹs (palate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gawjaną[1]

  1. to bark
  2. to shout, scream, or yell at

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gauwjan, *gauijan
    • Old English: ġēġan, ġēn, ġǣn
      • Middle English: ȝeȝen, ȝeiȝen, ȝeien, yeyen
    • Old Frisian: *gēia
      • >? West Frisian: geie
    • Old High German: *gouwezzen
      • Middle High German: *gouezen, *gouzen
        • German: gauzen
    • Proto-West Germanic: *gauwōn, *gauōn
      • Old English: *ġēowian, ġēoian, ġōian
  • Old Norse: geyja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒaujanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 128
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