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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kīnaną

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 Pre-Germanic *ǵey-n-, originally a nasal-present from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (to break open, germinate). Cognate with Lithuanian žydė́ti (to flower, bloom).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kīnaną[2][3]

  1. to split open, sprout, germinate

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 161
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 214
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