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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/minþijaną

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 *minþiją (memory) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmin.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*minþijaną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to remind, remember

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: minna
    • Icelandic: minna
    • Faroese: minna
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: minne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: minne
    • Swedish: minna
    • Danish: minde

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*menþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
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