Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bikjaną

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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]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (to smash, break).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*bikjaną

  1. to attack, stab, hack, thrust

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*bekwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 41