Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jaatjaną

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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 *ja (yes) +‎ *-atjaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑ.xɑt.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*jaatjaną[2]

  1. to say ‘yes’, assent (to), consent, confirm, grant

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*jētjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 206
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*jehan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 272:*jahatjan-