Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulþijaną

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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 *hulþaz (inclined, favourable) +‎ *-janą or *hulþô (friend, trustee) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxul.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*hulþijaną[1]

  1. to make into a friend, to court one's friendship
  2. to calm, to comfort
  3. to praise

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xulþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 192