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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/augnijaną

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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 *augô (eye) +‎ *-janą, this verb retains the nasal sound that is present in the inflection of the noun. Doublet of *augijaną which lacks the nasal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯ɣ.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*augnijaną[1]

  1. to show, to display
  2. to watch, to peer

Inflection

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Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*auʒ(a)njanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 28
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*augenjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 41