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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlinjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ḱley- (to lean). Cognate with Latin clīnō (slope, incline, bend), Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, bend, slant, lean).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlin.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hlinjaną

  1. to lean

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: hleonian, hlinian
  • Old Frisian: *hlinja
    • Saterland Frisian: lienje
    • West Frisian: lynje
  • Old Saxon: hlinōn
  • Old Dutch: *hlinon, *linon
  • Old High German: hlinēn, linēn
  • Old Norse: *hlina
    • Norwegian: lina (dialectal)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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