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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gleupaną

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

Unknown. Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *glupъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣleu̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gleupaną[1][2]

  1. to gape
  2. to look, stare, squint
  3. to sneak

Inflection

Alternative forms

  • *glūpaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *glūpan
    • Old Frisian: glūpa
    • Old Saxon: *glūpan
      • Middle Low German: glūpen
    • Old Dutch: *glūpan
  • Old Norse: *gljopa, *glúpa
    • Norwegian:
      Norwegian Nynorsk: gljupa, glupa
    • Elfdalian: glaupa
    • Swedish: gliopa, glupa

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gleupan-~*glūpan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒlūpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 137
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