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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blīkaną

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 *bʰleyǵ- (to shine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blīkaną[1][2]

  1. to gleam; shine

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *blīkatjaną

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blīkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blīkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
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