Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwatjaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *hwataz (“quick, sharp, brave”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit*hwatjaną[1]
Inflection
editConjugation of *hwatjaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *hwattjan
- Old Norse: hvetja
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaƕatjan)
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xwatjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 199