Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwōtijaną
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]According to Kroonen this verb is a merger of:
- A causative verb equivalent to *hwētaną (“to attack, assault”) + *-janą.
- A denominative verb equivalent to *hwōtō (“threat”) + *-janą.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (transitive) to threaten
- (transitive) to reprimand
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *hwōtijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hwōtjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xwōtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202