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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaidrijō
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder”). Related to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 (hleiþra, “booth, tent”, literally “that which leans”). Compare also Latin clathri (“trellis”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlɑi̯.dri.jɔː/
Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *hlaidrijō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hlaidrijō | *hlaidrijôz | |
vocative | *hlaidrijō | *hlaidrijôz | |
accusative | *hlaidrijǭ | *hlaidrijōz | |
genitive | *hlaidrijōz | *hlaidrijǫ̂ | |
dative | *hlaidrijōi | *hlaidrijōmaz | |
instrumental | *hlaidrijō | *hlaidrijōmiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hlaidriju
- Old English: hlǣdre, hlǣder, hlædder, hlæddr-, hlædr-
- Old Frisian: hladder, hledder, hleder, hlērde
- Old Saxon: hlēderi
- Old Dutch: *lēdara
- Old High German: hleitra, hleitara, leitra, leitara
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xlaiđrjō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174
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