Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlītaną

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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 Pre-Germanic *wleyd(ʰ)- or *wleyt-. Further etymology uncertain, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to see).

Pronunciation

Verb

*wlītaną[1][2]

  1. to see, look

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wlītan
    • Old English: wlītan
      • English: wlite (revived)
  • Old Norse: líta

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wlītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wlītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 469