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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mléw-e-, from Proto-Indo-European *mlew-. Related to Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt; dim, faint”), Avestan 𐬨𐬭𐬎𐬙𐬀 (mruta, “crushed (?), weak”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*blewwaną[1][2]
- to beat
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*blewwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 69
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blewwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48