Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kōlijaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *kōlaz (cool) +‎ *-janą, or possibly a causative formation equivalent to *kalaną (to be cold, to freeze) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*kōlijaną[1][2]

  1. to make cold, to cool

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kōlu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 299:*kōljan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kōljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 219