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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēpnijaną

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 *wēpną (weapon) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɛːp.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wēpnijaną

  1. to arm, take up weapons
  2. to provide with weapons

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wāpnijan
    • Old Saxon: *wāpanian
      • Middle Low German: wēpenen
    • Old Dutch: *wāpanen (could be from *wēpnōną instead)
    • Old High German: wāfanen
      • Middle High German: wæfenen, weffenen
  • Old Norse: væpna
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