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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
A verbal formation from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, make noise”).[1] The semantic shift from "make noise" > "loud" > "clear, bright" in the High German descendants parallels that of Latin clārus (“loud, clear”), from the same root.[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
*hellaną
- to resound, make a sound
Inflection
Conjugation of
*hellaną (strong class 3)
See also
Descendants
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “calō, -āre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 84-5
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “clārus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 117-8