Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hagōną

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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 *hagaz (abled; comfortable) +‎ *-ōną.

Verb[edit]

*hagōną[1]

  1. to make possible
  2. to comfort

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hagōn
    • Old English: *hagian
    • Old Frisian: hagia
    • Old Saxon: *hagon
    • Old Dutch: *hagon
    • Old High German: *hagon
      • Middle High German: hagen
  • Old Norse: haga (to arrange, manage; to comfort)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xaʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 150