Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanjaną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *ǵonh₁éyeti, causative formation to the root *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to beget, to give birth”). Cognate with Sanskrit जनयति (janayati, “to beget, produce”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*kanjaną[2]
- to beget, bring forth
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *kanjaną (weak class 1)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *kannjan