Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gliwāną

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 *ǵʰli-u-eh₁- an extended form of *ǵʰley-.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣli.wɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*gliwāną[1]

  1. to glisten, to shine

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: gljá

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gliwēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182