Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlināną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Latin clīnō (“slope, incline, bend”), Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, “bend, slant, lean”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*hlināną
- to lean
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hlinēn
- Old Norse: *hlina
- Norwegian: lina (dialectal)