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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēdijaną

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 *wēdiz (cloth, garment) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēdijaną[1]

  1. to clothe
  2. to wear

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wādijan
    • Old English: wǣdan
    • Old Saxon: wādian
    • Old Dutch: wāden
    • Old High German: wāten
      • Middle High German: wæten
  • Old Norse: væða
    • Icelandic: væða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wēðjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 460
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