Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flōaną

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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Possibly from a pre-form *plōw-, the lengthened o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *plew-[2]. Alternatively from *pleh₃-.[3]

Kroonen explains the alternation between -w- (in Anglo-Saxon) and -j- (in Low German) as a result of hiatus after the regular loss of *u after *ō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*flōaną[2]

  1. to flow

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *flōô
    • Old Norse: flói
      • Icelandic: flói
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: flo (puddle, pool)
      • Swedish: (dialectal) floe, flo (puddle, pool)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “flōwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 108
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*flōan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 147
  3. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “vloeien”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[2] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press