Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haganą

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

Unknown. Possibly related to *hagōną (to please, comfort)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*haganą[1]

  1. to feed, to nourish
  2. to use, to apply

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hagan
    • Old Saxon: hagan
    • Old High German: hagan

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 149