Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlainijaną
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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 *hlināną (“to lean”) + *-janą (causative suffix), the former a stative of an old nasal present from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to lean, cause to lean
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hlainijan
- Old Norse: *hleina
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlainjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228