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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smaugijaną

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 *smeuganą (to creep, slip) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɑu̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smaugijaną[1]

  1. to make slip, cause to get down
  2. to ponder, investigate, scrutinize

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smaugijan
    • Old English: smēaġan
      • Middle English: smegen
    • Old High German: *smougen
      • Middle High German: smougen
  • Old Norse: smeygja
    • Icelandic: smeygja
    • Faroese: smoyggja
    • Old Swedish: smø̄ghia
      • Swedish: smöja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*smauʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
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