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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hakjaną

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 *keg-, *keng- (to be sharp; peg; hook; handle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑk.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hakjaną

  1. To peck; chip
  2. To stick; pierce; prick

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: hæċċan; (ofhæċċan)
  • Old High German: hecchen, hekken, hecken
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