Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blewwaną

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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

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]

  1. to beat

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. 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
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blewwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48