Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aliskōną

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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

Etymology

Kroonen suggests a connection with *alaną (to grow, rear).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.li.skɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aliskōną[1]

  1. (North Germanic) to tend to, to care for

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aliskōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 22