Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōdijaną
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Orel suggests it's derived from *fōdô (“food”) + *-janą.[1] Kroonen assumes it is a causative verb derived from a lost strong verb *faþaną, from pre-Germanic *ph₂t- a zero-grade present form of Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”) extended with *-t-. Compare Ancient Greek πατέομαι (patéomai, “to eat”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to feed
- to give birth
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *fōdijaną (weak class 1)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *fōdijan
- Old Norse: fǿða, fœða — alternative spelling, fæða — Iceland only
- Gothic: 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fōđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fōdjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150