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Proto-Germanic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to bend”), with -b- instead of -f- due to influence from either the adjective or causative.
Pronunciation
Verb
*hwelbaną[2]
- to curve, vault
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Due to the effects of umlaut, present-tense descendants of this verb are often indistinguishable from those of the weak causative *hwalbijaną. This is probably what led to the strong verb's disappearance as well.
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hwelfan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xwelbanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200