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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *hlankaz (“flexible, slim”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
*hlankijaną[1][2]
- to twist, bend, flex
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlankjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 175
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hlankjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228