Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁d- (“to stab”).
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /ˈxʷeː.tɑ.nɑ̃/
*hwētaną[1][2]
- to attack, assault
- to stab, pierce
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of
*hwētaną (strong class 7d)
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*hwētanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwētan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 266