Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þigjaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *tek-yé-ti, from the root Proto-Indo-European *tek- (to take by the hand, receive, obtain). Cognate with Old Irish techtaim (I possess), Lithuanian tèkti (to be granted), Ancient Greek κτάομαι (ktáomai, to acquire).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*þigjaną

  1. to accept, receive
  2. to implore, beg

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 536
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001) Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs]‎[1] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, pages 618-19