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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aljaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (to grow, nourish). Alternative etymology derives from *h₁elh₂- (to spur, drive). If so, then related to *lanō (lane).

Noun

*aljaną n[1]

  1. zeal, eagerness
  2. strength, courage
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *aljaną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aljaną *aljanō
vocative *aljaną *aljanō
accusative *aljaną *aljanō
genitive *aljanas, *aljanis *aljanǫ̂
dative *aljanai *aljanamaz
instrumental *aljanō *aljanamiz
Derived terms
  • *aljô (rival)
  • *aljǭ (zeal)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *alaną + *-janą.

Verb

*aljaną[2]

  1. to cause to grow and mature, to fatten
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aljana-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aljan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 23
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