Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlēwaz

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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 forms

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Etymology

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From the same root of the synonym *hliwjaz as well as possibly *hlewą (shelter) (but see Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw for an alternative), further uncertain:

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*hlēwaz[1][2]

  1. lukewarm

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlēwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
  2. 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xlēwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 176