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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klinaną

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 *gleh₁y- (to smear, glue). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *glināti (to glue).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*klinaną[1]

  1. to stick, to glue
  2. to smear

Inflection

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klenan
    • Old Saxon: *klenan
    • Old High German: klenan
      • Middle High German: klenen

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *klenanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 216
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