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> þ
e
ġn
retainer, follower
Source:
Ringe 2014
:213
originates from
PNWGmc
*þegnaz
"retainer, follower" (þegnaz
>
þegna
>
þegn
>
þeġn) through pnwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:213)
PGmc
*þegna-
"retainer" (þegna-
>
þegn
>
þeġn) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:536)