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Where does “hwapjaną” come from?

hwapjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kwep- — to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor.

hwapjaną (Proto-Germanic): To choke

Definitions

  1. To choke

Ancestry of “hwapjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor
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