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

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Etymology

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From *hagaz (abled; comfortable) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Verb

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*hagōną[1]

  1. to make possible
  2. to comfort

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hagōn
    • Old English: *hagian
      • Old English: ġehagian (to be possible, convenient)
      • Old English: onhagian, anhagian (to be within one's ablity or convenience)
      • Middle English: bihaȝen
    • Old Frisian: hagia
    • Old Saxon: *hagōn
    • Old Dutch: *hagon
    • Old High German: *hagōn
  • Old Norse: haga (to arrange, manage; to comfort)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150