Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanjaną
Proto-Germanic
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ǵonh₁éyeti, causative formation to the root *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to beget, to give birth”). Cognate with Sanskrit जनयति (janayati, “to beget, produce”).
Pronunciation
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edit*kanjaną[2]
- to beget, bring forth
Inflection
editConjugation of *kanjaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *kannjan