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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finhlōną

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

From unattested strong verb *finhaną + *-lōną, from Proto-Indo-European *pi-né-k-ti ~ *pi-n-k-énti, nasal-infix of *peyḱ- (to engrave, adorn, shape).

Verb

*finhlōną

  1. to file, polish

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

  • *finhalōną, *finhilōną

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fį̄hlōn, *finhalōn, *finhilōn
    • Old English: fīlian
    • Old Frisian: *fīlia
    • Old Saxon: fīlon
      • Middle Low German: vīlen
    • Old Dutch: *fīlon
      • Middle Dutch: vilen
    • Old High German: fīlōn, fīhalōn, fīgilōn

References

  • Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*finxlō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
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