Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wardijaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *wortéye- (to turn). Originally the causative of *werþaną (to become), although it was probably no longer recognised as such by Germanic times.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑr.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*wardijaną

  1. to destroy, ruin

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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