Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hawwaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (to beat, hew, forge).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*hawwaną

  1. to hew, to chop
  2. to forge

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *hawwǭ
    • Proto-West Germanic: *hauwā

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 218