Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwabjaną

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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

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Etymology

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From *kwebaną +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*kwabjaną[1]

  1. to cause to suffocate
  2. to drown, to choke

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: kefja, kvefja
    • Icelandic: kvefja, kefja
    • Norwegian: kveve
    • Old Swedish: kvävja

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kwabjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 226