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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kliuwīn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

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Noun

*kliuwīn n [1]

  1. ball, clump

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kliuwīn
Genitive *kliuwīnas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kliuwīn *kliuwīnu
Accusative *kliuwīn *kliuwīnu
Genitive *kliuwīnas *kliuwīnō
Dative *kliuwīnē *kliuwīnum
Instrumental *kliuwīnu *kliuwīnum

Descendants

  • Old English: clīewen
  • Old Saxon: kliuwin
  • Old Dutch: *cliuwin
    • Middle Dutch: cluwen

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 250: “PWGmc *kliuwīn”
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