Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galdijaną

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 *galdijaz (barren, fruitless, castrated) +‎ *-janą (factitive suffix). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to cut).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑl.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*galdijaną[1][2]

  1. to geld, castrate

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gald(j)a-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164:*galdjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒalđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 124