Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klibrōną

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 *klibāną (to cling) +‎ *-rōną (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkli.βrɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*klibrōną[1]

  1. to climb, to clamber
  2. to scratch, to claw

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klibrōn
    • Old English: clifrian
    • Old High German: *klebarōn
  • Old Norse: klifra

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*klibrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 216