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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwīnaną

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

Etymology

According to Orel, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (to slip away; dwindle; die), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to die; pass away).[1] Given that Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰ generally becomes Proto-Germanic *w word-internally, according to Kroonen, this would rather be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (to decline, perish).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dwīnaną[2][1]

  1. to dwindle, to disappear

Inflection

Descendants

See also

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dwīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dwīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 112-113
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