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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
A causative verb related to *malaną. From Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat; crush; grind”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*malwijaną
- to crush, grind, break
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*malwjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*malwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 258-259