Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaginjaną

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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]

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *gagin (towards, against) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.ɣin.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*gaginjaną

  1. To go against
  2. To meet, to encounter

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gagnjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 122