Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hinþaną

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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

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kent- or *ḱent-.

Pronunciation

Verb

*hinþaną[1][2]

  1. to reach for, obtain, catch

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hinþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xenþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169