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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saugijaną

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 *sūganą (to suck) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*saugijaną[1]

  1. to cause to suck, to suckle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saugijan
    • Old Saxon: sōgian
      • Middle Low German: sö̂gen
        • German Low German: sögen
        • Saterland Frisian: söögje
    • Old Dutch: *sōgen
    • Old High German: sougen
      • Middle High German: söugen
  • Old Norse: *seygja
    • Icelandic: seygja
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: søygja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*saugjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 320
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