Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klaimijaną
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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 *klaimaz (“clay”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *klaimijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *klaimijan
- Old Norse: kleima
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klaimjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 214
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*klajja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 291: “klaimjan”