Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gīnaną

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 *gʰh₂ey-, itself from *ǵʰeh₂-.

Verb edit

*gīnaną[1][2]

  1. to gape, yawn

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gīnan
    • Old English: ġīnan
    • Old Saxon: gīnan
  • Old Norse: gína

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ᴣīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134