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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/warnōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to become aware; take heed). Equivalent to *warnō (warning) + *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑr.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*warnōną

  1. to be careful
  2. to warn

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *warnungō
  • *warnijaną
  • *warnō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *warnōn
    • Old English: warnian, wearnian
      • Middle English: warnien, warnen
        • Scots: wairn
        • English: warn
    • Old Frisian: wernia, warna
    • Old Saxon: *warnōn
    • Old Dutch: *warnon
    • Old High German: warnōn
  • Old Norse: varna

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*warnjōanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 449
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