Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alaną

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

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi, from *h₂el- (to raise, feed, nourish).[1] Cognate with Latin alō (nourish, verb)[1].

Verb edit

*alaną[2][3][4]

  1. to grow
  2. to grow old, to mature
  3. to breed
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Descendants edit
  • Proto-West Germanic: *alan
    • Old English: alan
  • Proto-Norse:
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 (alan)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (to drive, move, go). Compare Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, move), Latin alacer (lively, active, brisk), Old Irish élud (evasion), Irish élaim (flee).

Verb edit

*alaną

  1. to spurn, kick-start, drive, set in motion, move
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Usage notes edit
  • This verb is not directly attested in any daughter languages. It is evinced only by possible derivatives and related terms.
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “oud”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*alan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 19
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*alanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 12
  4. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970), “AL-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 75