Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haganą

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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]

Unknown. Possibly related to *hagōną (to please, comfort)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*haganą[1]

  1. to feed, to nourish
  2. to use, to apply

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hagan
    • Old Saxon: hagan
    • Old High German: hagan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 149