Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fijāną

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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 Pre-Germanic *ph₁ih₁yé-, from an original stative *ph₁yéh₁-, to a ye-present formation from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (to hate). Cognate with Sanskrit पीयति (pī́yati, to blame).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*fijāną[1][2]

  1. to hate
    Antonym: *frijōną
  2. to dislike

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fi(j)ēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 140
  2. 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fijēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 103