Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weltaną

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 *welH- (to turn, to wind).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*weltaną[1]

  1. to roll, toss
  2. to turn

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: velta

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*weltanan~*waltanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 454