Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slindaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *slendʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (to creep, crawl).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*slindaną[1][2]

  1. to swallow; consume
  2. to engulf

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*slindan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 455
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*slenđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 349-350