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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, glue
  2. to smear, paste

Inflection

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

Derived terms

  • *klainį̄
  • *klainiz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *klainī
  • *klainō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klenan
    • Old Saxon: *klenan
      • ⇒ Old Saxon: biklenan (“to spread, stain”)
    • Old High German: klenan
      • Middle High German: klenen
  • ⇒ Old Norse: klina (weak verb) (< *klinjaną)

References

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