Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/winnaną

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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 *wenh₁- (to strive, wish, desire, love).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) LIV posits a separate root *wen- 'overcome, win', and Kroonen (2013) regards the roots as separate as well.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*winnaną[1][2]

  1. to labour, toil
  2. to win, gain
  3. to fight, strive

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*winnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 587
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wennanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 455