Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwēsijaną

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

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Etymology

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From *hwēsaną +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈxʷeː.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hwēsijaną[1]

  1. to cause to wheeze
  2. to hiss

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: hvæsa

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwēsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 266:*hwēsjan-