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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaldāną

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 *kaldaz (cold) + *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑl.dɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kaldāną[1]

  1. to become cold

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kaldēn
    • Old English: cealdian
    • Old High German: kaltēn
  • Old Norse: kalda

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kaldēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 209
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