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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līhwaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *léykʷt, from *leykʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*līhwaną[1][2]

  1. to lend

Inflection

Note: Voiced Verner alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u.

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*līhwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 336
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*līxwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 247
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