Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwatjaną

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 *hwataz (quick, sharp, brave) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*hwatjaną[1]

  1. to sharpen; whet
  2. to instigate; incite

Inflection edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xwatjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 199