Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleutaną

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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

The pre-Germanic root form *klewd- seems unattested outside Germanic, but it is likely an extension of the same Proto-Indo-European root *klewH- as seen in Lithuanian kliū́ti (to stick, hang on) and Latvian kļũt (to become, succeed), especially in view of Latvian kļũtas (fate).[1][2]

Less likely from Proto-Indo-European *(s)klēh₂w- (to shut, close, lock; to check, hamper, hem in). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxleu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hleutaną[1][2]

  1. to cast lots
  2. to be alotted
  3. to obtain by lot, to beget, to acquire

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hleutan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xleutanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176