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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gīslōną

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 *gīslaz (hostage) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣiːs.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gīslōną[1]

  1. to take hostage

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *gīslungō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gīslōn
    • Old English: gīslian
      • Middle English: gislen
    • Old Frisian: gīslia
      • West Frisian: gizelje
    • Old Saxon: *gīslōn
      • Middle Low German: gîselen, gîseln
    • Old Dutch: *gīslon
    • Old High German: *gīslōn
      • Middle High German: gīselen, gīseln
        • German: geiseln
  • Old Norse: gísla

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒīslōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 135
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