< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hringijaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxriŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *hringaz (a ring, sound) + *-janą.

Verb

*hringijaną[1]

  1. to ring, sound
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

From *hringaz (a ring, a circle) + *-janą.

Verb

*hringijaną

  1. to make (into) a ring
  2. to encircle
  3. to place a ring on
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrenʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.