Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hagaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱok-ó-s, from *ḱek- (to be able, capable). Compare Sanskrit शक् (śak, to be able).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    *hagaz (comparative *hagōzô, superlative *hagōstaz)

    1. abled, capable
    2. suitable, comfortable

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    References

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    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 149-50