Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-lōną

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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

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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*-lōną

  1. frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: -lian
    • Middle English: -lien, -len, -elen (merged with all other verbs)
      • English: -le (unproductive)
  • Old Frisian: -lia, -lja
  • Old Saxon: -lōn
  • Old Dutch: -lon
    • Middle Dutch: -elen (merged with all other verbs)
  • Old High German: -lōn
    • Middle High German: -eln
      • German: -eln (merged with all other verbs)
  • Old Norse: -la
    • Icelandic: -la
    • Faroese: -la
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: -le
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: -la
    • Swedish: -la
    • Danish: -le