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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gladōną

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 *gladaz (bright, smooth, cheerful) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɑ.ðɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gladōną[1]

  1. to make cheerful
  2. to smoothen

Inflection

  • *gladjaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gladōn
    • Old English: gladian
    • Old Frisian: *gledia
      • West Frisian: gledzje
    • Old Dutch: *gladon
      • Middle Dutch: *gladden
        • Dutch: gladden (backformed to the adjective)
  • Old Norse: glaða
    • Icelandic: glaða

References

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