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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snīkaną

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 *sneyg- (to crawl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsniː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snīkaną[1]

  1. to crawl
  2. to creep

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snīkan
    • Old English: snīcan
      • Middle English: sniken
  • Old Norse: sníkja (weak verb) (< *snīkijaną)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*snīkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 358
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