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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleutaną

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

The pre-Germanic root form *klewd- seems unattested outside Germanic, but it is likely an extension of the same Proto-Indo-European root *klewH- as seen in Lithuanian kliū́ti (to stick, hang on) and Latvian kļũt (to become, succeed), especially in view of Latvian kļũtas (fate).[1][2]

Less likely from Proto-Indo-European *(s)klēh₂w- (to shut, close, lock; to check, hamper, hem in). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxleu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hleutaną[1][2]

  1. to cast lots
  2. to be alotted
  3. to obtain by lot, to beget, to acquire

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hleutan
    • Old English: hlēotan
    • Old Saxon: hliotan
    • Old High German: hliozan, liozan
  • Old Norse: hljóta
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *leütädäk

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hleutan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xleutanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 176
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