Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hliwjaną

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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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From *hliwą (shelter) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*hliwjaną[1]

  1. to cover, to shelter, to protect
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hliuwjan
    • Old English: hlýwan
  • Old Norse: hlýja

Etymology 2

From *hliwjaz (lukewarm) +‎ *-janą.

Verb

*hliwjaną[1]

  1. to warm
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xliwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 177