Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/girnijaną

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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 *gernaz (eager, willing) +‎ *-janą.

Verb[edit]

*girnijaną[1][2]

  1. to want, desire

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*gerna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 175: “*gernjan-”
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*ʒernjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 132