Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanjaną

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 *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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Verb

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*kanjaną[2]

  1. to beget, bring forth

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kannjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 210
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kanjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 279