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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bellaną

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 *bʰel- (to sound; roar; bark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbel.lɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bellaną[1][2]

  1. to roar, bark, bellow
  2. to ring

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: bellan
    • Middle English: bellen
  • Old Saxon: *bellan
  • Old Dutch: *bellan
  • Old High German: bellan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bellan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 58
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bellanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 41
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