Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raibōną

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

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Etymology

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From *raibō (swaddling cloth, wrap) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯.bɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*raibōną[1][2]

  1. to wrap
  2. to swaddle

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *raibōn
    • Old English: *rāfian
    • >? Old High German: reibōn (to repair)
  • Old Norse: reifa

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*raibōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 295
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*raibō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402:*raibōjan-