Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlināną

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to lean). Cognate with Latin clīnō (slope, incline, bend), Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, bend, slant, lean).

Verb edit

*hlināną[1]

  1. to lean

Inflection edit

Alternative reconstructions edit

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Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlinēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xlinōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 177