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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rōtijaną

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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 *rōtaz (glad) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*rōtijaną[1]

  1. to gladden

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *rōtijan
    • Old English: rētan
  • Old Norse: rǿta

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*rōta-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 416:*rōtjan-