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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lingwaną

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 *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliŋʷ.ɡʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lingwaną[1][2]

  1. (West Germanic) to make progress, succeed

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lingwan
    • Old Saxon: *lingan
      • Middle Low German: lingen
        • German Low German: lingen
    • Old High German: lingan
      • Middle High German: lingen
        • German: lingen
    • Proto-West Germanic: *galingwan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lingwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 338-339
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lenʒ(w)anan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 240
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