Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haltijaną
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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
From *haltaz (“lame”) + *-janą.
Verb
Inflection
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *haltijan
- Old Norse: helta (Only attested in the passive heltask)
- Icelandic: helta
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xaltjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 157