Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hagōną

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 *hagaz (abled; comfortable) +‎ *-ōną.

Verb edit

*hagōną[1]

  1. to make possible
  2. to comfort

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hagōn
    • Old English: *hagian
    • Old Frisian: hagia
    • Old Saxon: *hagon
    • Old Dutch: *hagon
    • Old High German: *hagon
      • Middle High German: hagen
  • Old Norse: haga (to arrange, manage; to comfort)

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 150