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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnīgwaną

 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 Proto-Indo-European *kneygʷʰ- (“to bend, to droop”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxniːɣ.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hnīgwaną[1][2]

  1. Alternative form of *hnīwaną

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hnīwan-~*hnīgan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 236-237
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xnīʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 180
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