Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waikwijaną

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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 *waikwaz (weak) +‎ *-janą or *wīkwaną (to yield, to fold) +‎ *-janą, which would make the original sense of this word 'to cause to yield'.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.kʷi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*waikwijaną

  1. to make weak, to weaken, to soften

Inflection

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Descendants

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