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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwabjaną

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 *kwebaną + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kwabjaną[1]

  1. to cause to suffocate
  2. to drown, to choke

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: kefja, kvefja
    • Icelandic: kvefja, kefja
    • Norwegian: kveve
    • Old Swedish: kvävja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kwabjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 226
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