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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faitijaną

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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 *faitaz (fat) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*faitijaną[1][2]

  1. to fatten, to make fat, plump up

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *faitijan
    • Old English: fǣtan
    • Old High German: *feizen
  • Old Norse: feita

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faita-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 124:*faitjan-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90