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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēwijaną

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 *lēwą (occasion, opportunity) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛː.wi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lēwijaną[1][2]

  1. to bewray, divulge, betray

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lāwijan
    • Old English: lǣwan
    • Old High German: *lāwen, *lāen
      • Old High German: firlāwen, firlāen
      • Old High German: gilāwen, gilāen
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lēwjan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēwjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 245
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