Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōlijaną

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 *gōlaz (pleasing, charming) +‎ *-janą, which is the vṛddhi gerundive of *galaną (to shout; to charm).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɔː.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*gōlijaną[1][2]

  1. to please, soothe, appease
  2. to greet

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gōljan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 185
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒōljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 138/139