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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
Verb
*hleutaną[1][2]
- to cast lots
- to be alotted
- to obtain by lot, to beget, to acquire
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References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xleutanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176