Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alaną

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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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi, from *h₂el- (to raise, feed, nourish).[1] Cognate with Latin alō (nourish, verb)[1].

Verb

*alaną[2]

  1. to grow
  2. to grow old, to mature
  3. to breed
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: alan
  • Old Norse: ala
    • Icelandic: ala
    • Faroese: ala
    • Norwegian: ala
    • Old Swedish: ala
    • Old Danish: alæ
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  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 (alan)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *ela- (to drive, move, go). Compare Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω (elaúnō, move), Latin alacer (lively, active, brisk), Old Irish élud (evasion), Irish élaim (flee).

Verb

*alaną

  1. to spurn, kick-start, drive
Usage notes
  • This verb is not directly attested in any daughter languages. It is evinced only by possible derivatives and related terms.
Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “oud”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*alan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 19