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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Cognate with Latin fellō (“suck”), Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti, “to suckle”), Sanskrit धयति (dháyati, “he sucks, drinks”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑj.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dajjaną

  1. to suck, suckle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *daijan
  • Old Norse: *deggja
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan)
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