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Where does “haginjaną” come from?

haginjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

haginjaną (Proto-Germanic): To hedge or fence in, to hain

Definitions

  1. To hedge or fence in, to hain

Ancestry of “haginjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “haginjaną”

  • hain
  • haynen
  • heynen
  • hayne
  • hegna
  • hegna
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