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Where does “faginōn” come from?

faginōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic faginōną, from Proto-Indo-European pōḱ-.

faginōn (Proto-West Germanic): to gladden, rejoice

Definitions

  1. to gladden, rejoice

Ancestry of “faginōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—

Words derived from “faginōn”

  • fainen
  • fæġenian
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