Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duttijaną

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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]

From *duttaz (wisp, bundle, clod) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdut.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*duttijaną[1]

  1. to stop up, to block, to close
  2. to meddle

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *duttijan
    • Old English: dyttan
  • Old Norse: dytta

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dut(t)janan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80