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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwaljaną

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 *dwalaz (confused, stunned, foolish, misled, mad) + *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɑl.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dwaljaną[1][2]

  1. to be confused, perplex
  2. to hold up, delay

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đwaljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dwaljan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 111-112
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