Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buljaną

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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

A zero-grade ye-present from the root of *bellaną (to roar, ring).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈbul.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*buljaną[1]

  1. to roar, bark

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bulljan
    • Old Dutch: *bullen
    • Old High German: bullen
  • Old Norse: bylja

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*buljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 62