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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slingwaną

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

Possibly related to *slinkaną (to creep, crawl, slink).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsliŋʷ.ɡʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slingwaną[1]

  1. to swing, sling
  2. to wind, twist

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *slengwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 350
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