Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs

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So it's not this, then?
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Modern Gotski

веoмижан/veomižan
/veomiːʒan/
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Is it a verb?
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shimobaatar wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 01:51 Is it a verb?
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Is there a prefix?
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shimobaatar wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 02:01 Is there a prefix?
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Is ve- the prefix, and if so, is it cognate with English be-?
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GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 02:20 Is ve- the prefix, and if so, is it cognate with English be-?
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Is the prefix v-?
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Is the prefix veo-?
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GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 02:29 Is the prefix v-?
No
shimobaatar wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 02:29 Is the prefix veo-?
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Is it related to a prefix beginning with f- in Biblical Gothic?
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shimobaatar wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 02:37 Is it related to a prefix beginning with f- in Biblical Gothic?
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Does /v/ come from PG *f?
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GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 03:11 Does /v/ come from PG *f?
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Does it come from PG *b?
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GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 03:31 Does it come from PG *b?
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Is it from PG *w?
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GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Nov 2018 03:48 Is it from PG *w?
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Does veo- have an English cognate?
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