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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaihaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *þlaihaną (early)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to *flaihaz (insidious, deceitful)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑi̯.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*flaihaną[1]

  1. to comfort, entreat
  2. to fondle, caress

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flaihan
    • Old Saxon: *flēhan
      • Middle Low German: vlên
    • Old Dutch: *flēn
      • Middle Dutch: vlêen
    • Old High German: flēhan
  • Gothic: *𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (*þlaihan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*flaixanan ~ *flaixjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 104
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