Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþijaną

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

From *sanþaz (true, real) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*sanþijaną[1]

  1. to make true

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sanþijan
    • Old English: sēþan, sēðan
      • Middle English: sethen
  • Old Norse: senna

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sanþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 318