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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niwjaną

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 *niwjaz (new) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niwjaną[1]

  1. to make new, renew

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *niuwjan
    • Old Saxon: niuwian
    • Old High German: niuwen
  • Old Norse: *nýa
    • Old East Norse: aternýa
  • Gothic: *𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*niujan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*neujanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284
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