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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stuntijaną

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 *stuntaz (short, stunted) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstun.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*stuntijaną[1][2]

  1. to shorten
  2. to make dull

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stuntijan
    • Old English: styntan
  • Old Norse: stytta

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*stuntaz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 487:*stunjan- (seems to be a typo, *stuntjan was intended)
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stuntjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 383
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