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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galpōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʰolb-, from *gʰel- (to call, cry out, shout, scream).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑl.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*galpōną

  1. to resound; sound out
  2. to boast

Inflection

  • *gelpaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *galpōn
    • Old English: *galpian, *gealpian
    • Old Frisian: *galpia
      • Saterland Frisian: galpje
      • West Frisian: gjalpje, gjealpje, gjalpe
    • Old Saxon: galpōn
      • Middle Low German: galpen
        • German Low German: galpen
    • Old Dutch: *galpon
      • Middle Dutch: galpen
        • Dutch: galpen
    • Old High German: *galpfōn
      • Middle High German: galpen (possibly borrowed from Low German)
        • German: galpen
    • Vulgar Latin: *galpāre
  • Old Norse: *galpa
    • Swedish: galpa (dialectal)
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