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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hliwjaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxliw.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *hliwą (shelter) + *-janą.

Verb

*hliwjaną[1]

  1. to cover, to shelter, to protect
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hliuwjan
    • Old English: hlýwan
  • Old Norse: hlýja

Etymology 2

From *hliwjaz (lukewarm) + *-janą.

Verb

*hliwjaną[1]

  1. to warm
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xliwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 177
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