Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kīnaną

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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 Pre-Germanic *ǵey-n-, originally a nasal-present from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (to break open, germinate).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*kīnaną[2][3]

  1. to split open, sprout, germinate

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 161
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 287
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 214