Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlināną
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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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Latin clīnō (“slope, incline, bend”), Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “bend, slant, lean”).
Verb
*hlināną[1]
- to lean
Inflection
Conjugation of *hlināną (weak class 3)
Alternative reconstructions
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hlinēn
- Old Norse: *hlina
- Norwegian: lina (dialectal)
Further reading
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hlinēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlinōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 177