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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flautijaną

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 *fleutaną (to float, stream) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑu̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*flautijaną[1]

  1. to make float
  2. to make flow

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flautijan
    • Old Saxon: *flōtian
    • Old Dutch: *flōten
    • Old High German: flōzen
      • Middle High German: flözen
        • German: flößen
  • Old Norse: fleyta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*flautjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 106
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