Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klangijaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *klinganą +‎ *-janą. This verb gave rise to the variant *klankijaną, due to influence of an unattested iterative. [1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*klangijaną[1][2]

  1. to make stick, to make cling

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *klangijan
  • Old Norse: klengja

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*klangjan- ~ *klankjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 291
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*klangjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 215