Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hawāną
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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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *kew-.[1] Cognate Lithuanian kuvḗtis (“to be ashamed”).
Verb[edit]
*hawāną[1]
- To mock
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *hawāną (weak class 3)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
The verb could also be reconstructed as *hēwijaną, but in view of Latvian kavêt (“to prevent”), *hawāną is more likely.[2] Also cognate with Latin caveo (“to take care, beware”).
Verb[edit]
*hawāną[2]
- To observe
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *hawāną (weak class 3)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hawēn-1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hawēn-2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217/218