Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aflōną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *aflą (power, strength, might) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*aflōną[1]

  1. to acquire, contrive

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Old High German: avalōnti (farmer)
  • Old Norse: afla

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*aflōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 2