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Where does “jehhjan” come from?

jehhjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

jehhjan (Frankish): to say, confess

Definitions

  1. to say, confess

Ancestry of “jehhjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “jehhjan”

  • gênant
  • gêneur
  • gêner
  • gêne
  • genieren
  • genant
  • senĝeneco
  • ĝeni
  • ĝena
  • ĝenaĵo
  • ĝenado
  • genant
  • gênant
  • gene
  • genere
  • žinantní
  • jena
  • jenă
  • gehisner
  • gehine
  • gehir
  • genner
  • gehenne
  • genéieren
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