Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ana handų ganganą

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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 *ana + *handuz + *gāną ~ *ganganą, literally “to go onto [someone's] hand” (= "hands").

Verb

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*ana handų ganganą

  1. (idiomatic) to surrender or give oneself up

Conjugation

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See the conjugation for *ganganą.

Descendants

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  • Old English: on hand gān
  • Old Norse: ganga á hǫnd