Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gailijaną

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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 *gailaz (merry) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*gailijaną[1]

  1. to make glad, merry, cheerful

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*ʒailjanan ~ *ʒailēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 122-123