Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwirbilōną
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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 *hwirbilaz (“circle, ring, whirl”) + *-ōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
*hwirbilōną[1]
- to whirl
Inflection
Conjugation of *hwirbilōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
- Old English: *hwirfilian
- Middle English: *whirvelen
- Old Dutch: *wervilon
- Old High German: *wirbilōn
- Old Norse: hvirfla
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*hwerbilōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200