Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klinaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y- (to smear, glue). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *glināti (to glue).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*klinaną[1]

  1. to stick, glue
  2. to smear, paste

Inflection[edit]

The present tense forms have the zero grade vowel -i- rather than -ī-.

Derived terms[edit]

  • *klainį̄
  • *klainiz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *klainī
  • *klainō

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*klenanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 216