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Where does “sabjaną” come from?

sabjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sep- — to taste, to try out.

sabjaną (Proto-Germanic): to know; to taste; sense; perceive; to notice

Definitions

  1. to know; to taste; sense; perceive; to notice

Ancestry of “sabjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansep-to taste, to try out

Words derived from “sabjaną”

  • sepan
  • bisebbian
  • sebbian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sep- →