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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līkijaną

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 *līkiją (shape, appearance) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*līkijaną[1]

  1. to make similar to, to make alike, to even
  2. to compare

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *līkijan
    • Old Saxon: līkian
    • Old Dutch: *līken
    • Old High German: līhhen
  • Old Norse: líkja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *līkjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248
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