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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aflōną

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 *aflą (power, strength, might) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aflōną[1]

  1. to acquire, contrive

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old High German: avalōnti (farmer)
  • Old Norse: afla

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aflōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 2
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