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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fēgōną

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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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Uncertain, either from:

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛː.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*fēgōną[1]

  1. to polish
  2. to clean
  3. to sweep

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *fāgōn, *fegōn (ablaut variant)
    • Old Frisian: fēgia
    • Old Saxon: *fāgōn
    • Old Dutch: *fāgon
  • Old Norse: fága

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fēʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102